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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... mind . Every Anglo - Indian should always remember that maxim . " Want of accuracy , which easily degenerates into untruth- fulness , is in fact the main characteristic of the Oriental mind . The European is a close reasoner ; his ...
... mind . Every Anglo - Indian should always remember that maxim . " Want of accuracy , which easily degenerates into untruth- fulness , is in fact the main characteristic of the Oriental mind . The European is a close reasoner ; his ...
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... mind requires order , and order is achieved by discriminating and taking note of everything , placing everything of which the mind is aware in a secure , refindable place , therefore giving things some role to play in the economy of ...
... mind requires order , and order is achieved by discriminating and taking note of everything , placing everything of which the mind is aware in a secure , refindable place , therefore giving things some role to play in the economy of ...
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... Mind , " Commentary , October 1968 , pp . 61–85 . Alter's article was an adulatory review of General Yeho- shafat ... Mind ( New York : Charles Scribner's Sons , 1973 ) . For an even more racist work see John Laffin , The Arab Mind Con ...
... Mind , " Commentary , October 1968 , pp . 61–85 . Alter's article was an adulatory review of General Yeho- shafat ... Mind ( New York : Charles Scribner's Sons , 1973 ) . For an even more racist work see John Laffin , The Arab Mind Con ...
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