Orientalism
western conceptions of the orient
$24.01
- Paperback
432 pages
- Release Date
4 December 2021
Summary
Deconstructing the Orient: How the West Invented the East
In this highly acclaimed work, Edward Said surveys the history and nature of Western attitudes towards the East, considering Orientalism as a powerful European ideological creation. It was a way for writers, philosophers and colonial administrators to deal with the ‘otherness’ of eastern culture, customs and beliefs.
He traces this view through the writings of Homer, Nerval, Flaubert, Disraeli and Kipling, whose imagi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141187426 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0141187425 |
| Series: | Penguin Modern Classics |
| Author: | Edward W. Said |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 432 |
| Edition: | 25th |
| Release Date: | 4 December 2021 |
| Weight: | 316g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 24mm |
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About The Author
Edward W. Said
Edward W. Said was a university professor at Columbia University. He was born in Jerusalem in 1935 and educated in Egypt and the United States. His other books include The Question of Palestine, Culture and Imperialism and Out of Place - A Memoir.
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