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.
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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.
With a new preface by the author
Imprint | Penguin Classics |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Series | Penguin Modern Classics |
Release date | August 2003 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 9 - 15 working days |
First published | June 2007 |
Authors | Edward W. Said |
Dimensions | 200 x 130 x 26mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback - B-format |
Pages | 396 |
Edition | 25th Anniversary Ed With 1995 Afterword Ed |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-14-118742-6 |
Barcode | 9780141187426 |
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LSN | 0-14-118742-5 |