Orientalism, Volume 10A groundbreaking critique of the West's historical, cultural, and political perceptions of the East that is—decades after its first publication—one of the most important books written about our divided world. |
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Page 80
... Napoleon's mind as he readied himself while in Italy in 1797 for his next military move . First , aside from the still threatening power of England , his military successes that had culminated in the Treaty of Campo Formio left him no ...
... Napoleon's mind as he readied himself while in Italy in 1797 for his next military move . First , aside from the still threatening power of England , his military successes that had culminated in the Treaty of Campo Formio left him no ...
Page 81
... Napoleon's prior reliance upon the work of the Comte de Volney , a French traveler whose Voyage en Egypte et en Syrie appeared in two volumes in 1787. Aside from a short personal preface inform- ing the reader that the sudden ...
... Napoleon's prior reliance upon the work of the Comte de Volney , a French traveler whose Voyage en Egypte et en Syrie appeared in two volumes in 1787. Aside from a short personal preface inform- ing the reader that the sudden ...
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... Napoleon's use of scholars to manage his contacts with the natives -that and the impact of watching a modern European intellectual establishment at close quarters.67 Napoleon tried everywhere to prove that he was fighting for Islam ...
... Napoleon's use of scholars to manage his contacts with the natives -that and the impact of watching a modern European intellectual establishment at close quarters.67 Napoleon tried everywhere to prove that he was fighting for Islam ...
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