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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... attitudes in the following way : In [ such a ] . . . cosmology the world of men ( and , in some ver- sions , the ... attitude in general . It shares with magic and with mythology the self - containing , self - reinforcing character ...
... attitudes in the following way : In [ such a ] . . . cosmology the world of men ( and , in some ver- sions , the ... attitude in general . It shares with magic and with mythology the self - containing , self - reinforcing character ...
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... attitude in turn was bolstered by specific Revolutionary decrees ( particularly the one of 10 Germinal An III ... attitudes are evident . The Institut , with its teams of chemists , historians , biol- was ? ogists , archaeologists ...
... attitude in turn was bolstered by specific Revolutionary decrees ( particularly the one of 10 Germinal An III ... attitudes are evident . The Institut , with its teams of chemists , historians , biol- was ? ogists , archaeologists ...
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... attitude likely to prevail ? Two situations favor a textual attitude . One is when a human being confronts at close quarters something relatively unknown and threatening and previously distant . In such a case one has recourse not only ...
... attitude likely to prevail ? Two situations favor a textual attitude . One is when a human being confronts at close quarters something relatively unknown and threatening and previously distant . In such a case one has recourse not only ...
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