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Orientalism

Orientalism

By Edward W. Said

Paperback / softback | ISBN 9780141187426

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The book that redefined our understanding of the legacy of European colonialism and empire, now reissued with a new PMC jacket

'Stimulating, elegant and pugnacious' Observer

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 - 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 imaginative depictions have greatly contributed to the West's romantic and exotic picture of the Orient. Drawing on his own experiences as an Arab Palestinian living in the West, Said examines how these ideas can be a reflection of European imperialism and racism.

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Format: Paperback / softback
ISBN: 9780141187426
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Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages: 432
Width (mm): 129
Height (mm): 198
Depth (mm): 24

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