The Pen And The Sword - Conversations with Edward Said (Paperback)


"Said is forthright, even blunt, and he demonstrates a thrilling capacity for integrating culture and politics."--"Publishers Weekly"

Gathered here are five wide-ranging interviews with the internationally renowned Palestinian scholar and critic Edward Said (1935-2003). In conversation with David Barsamian, director of Alternative Radio, these interviews cover a broad range of topics: the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; Professor Said's groundbreaking work of literary scholarship, "Orientalism"; music; and much more. With an introduction by Eqbal Ahmad, and a new preface from Nubar Hovsepian, this is an indispensable introduction to one of the twentieth century's foremost critical intellectuals.


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"Said is forthright, even blunt, and he demonstrates a thrilling capacity for integrating culture and politics."--"Publishers Weekly"

Gathered here are five wide-ranging interviews with the internationally renowned Palestinian scholar and critic Edward Said (1935-2003). In conversation with David Barsamian, director of Alternative Radio, these interviews cover a broad range of topics: the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; Professor Said's groundbreaking work of literary scholarship, "Orientalism"; music; and much more. With an introduction by Eqbal Ahmad, and a new preface from Nubar Hovsepian, this is an indispensable introduction to one of the twentieth century's foremost critical intellectuals.

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Imprint

Haymarket Books

Country of origin

United States

Release date

March 2010

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First published

April 2010

Authors

Dimensions

191 x 140 x 12mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback

Pages

172

ISBN-13

978-1-931859-95-0

Barcode

9781931859950

Categories

LSN

1-931859-95-7



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