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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... contemporary reality : I must explain and briefly discuss them now , so that it can be seen how I was led to a particular course of research and writing . 1. The distinction between pure and political knowledge . It is very easy to ...
... contemporary reality : I must explain and briefly discuss them now , so that it can be seen how I was led to a particular course of research and writing . 1. The distinction between pure and political knowledge . It is very easy to ...
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... contemporary illustration or two should clarify this observa- tion perfectly . It is natural for men in power to survey from time to time the world with which they must deal . Balfour did it frequently . Our contemporary Henry Kissinger ...
... contemporary illustration or two should clarify this observa- tion perfectly . It is natural for men in power to survey from time to time the world with which they must deal . Balfour did it frequently . Our contemporary Henry Kissinger ...
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... contemporary life quite different from that of the other Orientalist subdisciplines . The Committee of Concerned Asia Scholars ( who are primarily Americans ) led a revolution during the 1960s in the ranks of East Asia specialists ; the ...
... contemporary life quite different from that of the other Orientalist subdisciplines . The Committee of Concerned Asia Scholars ( who are primarily Americans ) led a revolution during the 1960s in the ranks of East Asia specialists ; the ...
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