Orientalism : Western Conceptions Of The
by EDWARD D. SAID
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A stimulating, elegant yet pugnacious essayObserver In this highly acclaimed seminal work, Edward Said surveys the history and nature of Western attitudes towards the East, considering Orientalism as a powerful European ideological creationa 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 and Flaubert, Disraeli and Kipling, whose imaginative depictions have greatly contributed to the Wests romantic and exotic picture of the Orient. In the Afterword, Said examines the effect of continuing Western imperialism.
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Author: EDWARD D. SAID
Bio: {Edward W. Said was born in Jerusalem and educated in the United States, where he attended Princeton and Harvard University. In 1963, he began teaching at Columbia University, where he was university professor of English and comparative literature. He is t}
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