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Orientalism: Western Conceptions of the Orient

Orientalism: Western Conceptions of the Orient

by Edward Said
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With a new preface by the author. 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 and Flaubert, Disraeli and Kipling, whose imaginative depictions have greatly contributed to the West's romantic and exotic picture of the Orient. In his new preface, Said examines the effect of continuing Western imperialism after recent events in Palestine, Afghanistan and Iraq.

Book Details

ISBN13 9780141187426
ISBN10 0141187425
Series/Work OL27405W View on OpenLibrary
Publisher Penguin Classics
Pages 432
Language ENG
Created At January 30, 2025
Updated At January 30, 2025
Last OL update January 18, 2025

Subjects

950/.07/2 Asia, study and teaching Civilización oriental Civilization, Oriental Ds12 .s24 1978 Ds12 .s24 1979 East and West Enseñanza E tude et enseignement Étude et enseignement Foreign opinion, Occidental Foreign public opinion Foreign public opinion, Occidental Foreign public opinion, western History Imperialism Impérialisme Imperialismo Islamismo Kultur

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