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 54
... things are seen . And with these distinctions go values whose history , if one could unearth it completely , would probably show the same measure of arbitrariness . This is evident enough in the case of fashion . Why do wigs , lace ...
... things are seen . And with these distinctions go values whose history , if one could unearth it completely , would probably show the same measure of arbitrariness . This is evident enough in the case of fashion . Why do wigs , lace ...
Page 58
... things either as completely novel or as completely well known ; a new median category emerges , a category that allows one to see new things , things seen for the first time , as versions of a previously known thing . In essence such a ...
... things either as completely novel or as completely well known ; a new median category emerges , a category that allows one to see new things , things seen for the first time , as versions of a previously known thing . In essence such a ...
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... things that are reproduced are , as I said , a certain cultural hostility and a sense based not so much on philology as on " ex- pertise . " Genealogically speaking , modern American Orientalism derives from such things as the army ...
... things that are reproduced are , as I said , a certain cultural hostility and a sense based not so much on philology as on " ex- pertise . " Genealogically speaking , modern American Orientalism derives from such things as the army ...
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