OrientalismA 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. "Intellectual history on a high order ... and very exciting." —The New York Times In this wide-ranging, intellectually vigorous study, Said traces the origins of "orientalism" to the centuries-long period during which Europe dominated the Middle and Near East and, from its position of power, defined "the orient" simply as "other than" the occident. This entrenched view continues to dominate western ideas and, because it does not allow the East to represent itself, prevents true understanding. |
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... Asia Foreign opinion , Occidental . 2. Near East - Foreign opinion , Occidental . 3. Asia - Study and teaching . 4. Near East - Study and teaching . 5. Imperialism . 6. East and West . I. Title . DS12.S24 1979 950'.07'2 79-10497 Vintage ...
... Asia Foreign opinion , Occidental . 2. Near East - Foreign opinion , Occidental . 3. Asia - Study and teaching . 4. Near East - Study and teaching . 5. Imperialism . 6. East and West . I. Title . DS12.S24 1979 950'.07'2 79-10497 Vintage ...
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... Asia and Western Dominance.2 The Orient was Orientalized not only because it was discovered to be " Oriental " in all those ways considered common- place by an average nineteenth - century European , but Introduction 5.
... Asia and Western Dominance.2 The Orient was Orientalized not only because it was discovered to be " Oriental " in all those ways considered common- place by an average nineteenth - century European , but Introduction 5.
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... . It desig- nated Asia or the East , geographically , morally , culturally . One could speak in Europe of an Oriental personality , an Oriental atmosphere , an Oriental tale , Oriental despotism , or 31 Knowing the Oriental.
... . It desig- nated Asia or the East , geographically , morally , culturally . One could speak in Europe of an Oriental personality , an Oriental atmosphere , an Oriental tale , Oriental despotism , or 31 Knowing the Oriental.
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... Asia . The two greatest empires were the British and the French ; allies and partners in some things , in others they were hostile rivals . In the Orient , from the eastern shores of the Mediterranean to Indochina and Malaya , their ...
... Asia . The two greatest empires were the British and the French ; allies and partners in some things , in others they were hostile rivals . In the Orient , from the eastern shores of the Mediterranean to Indochina and Malaya , their ...
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Contents
| 31 | |
Projects | 73 |
Crisis | 92 |
Redrawn Frontiers Redefined Issues Secularized | 113 |
Rational | 123 |
Pilgrims and Pilgrimages British and French | 166 |
Latent and Manifest Orientalism | 201 |
Orientalisms Worldliness | 226 |
Modern AngloFrench Orientalism in Fullest Flower | 255 |
The Latest Phase | 284 |
Afterword | 329 |
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