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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Page xvi
... academic . For all its often noted defects and problems , the American university and mine , Columbia , in particular - is still one of the few remaining places in the United States where reflection and study can take place in an almost ...
... academic . For all its often noted defects and problems , the American university and mine , Columbia , in particular - is still one of the few remaining places in the United States where reflection and study can take place in an almost ...
Page xxvii
... academic who , as a paid consultant to the mass media on a nightly basis , keeps repeating his hatred of his own people and the renunciation of his back- ground . Moreover , he is backed in his efforts by the military and Zionist ...
... academic who , as a paid consultant to the mass media on a nightly basis , keeps repeating his hatred of his own people and the renunciation of his back- ground . Moreover , he is backed in his efforts by the military and Zionist ...
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... academic one , and indeed the label still serves in a number of academic institutions . Anyone who teaches , writes about , or researches the Orient and this applies whether the person is an anthropologist , sociologist , historian , or ...
... academic one , and indeed the label still serves in a number of academic institutions . Anyone who teaches , writes about , or researches the Orient and this applies whether the person is an anthropologist , sociologist , historian , or ...
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... academic and the more or less imaginative meanings of Orientalism is a constant one , and since the late eighteenth century there has been a considerable , quite disciplined - perhaps even regulated - traffic between the two . Here I ...
... academic and the more or less imaginative meanings of Orientalism is a constant one , and since the late eighteenth century there has been a considerable , quite disciplined - perhaps even regulated - traffic between the two . Here I ...
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... academic or scholarly form , it claims to be ) . Never- theless , what we must respect and try to grasp is the sheer knitted- together strength of Orientalist discourse , its very close ties to the enabling socio - economic and ...
... academic or scholarly form , it claims to be ) . Never- theless , what we must respect and try to grasp is the sheer knitted- together strength of Orientalist discourse , its very close ties to the enabling socio - economic and ...
Contents
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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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