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Orientalism
Orientalism | Edward W. Said
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Now reissued with a substantial new afterword, this highly acclaimed overview of Western attitudes towards the East has become one of the canonical texts of cultural studies. Very excitinghis case is not merely persuasive, but conclusive. John Leonard in The New York Times His most important book, Orientalism established a new benchmark for discussion of the West's skewed view of the Arab and Islamic world.Simon Louvish in the New Statesman & Society Edward Said speaks for interdisciplinarity as well as for monumental eruditionThe breadth of reading [is] astonishing. Fred Inglis in The Times Higher Education Supplement A stimulating, elegant yet pugnacious essay.Observer Excitingfor anyone interested in the history and power of ideas.J.H. Plumb in The New York Times Book Review Beautifully patterned and passionately argued. Nicholas Richardson in the New Statesman & Society
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charl08
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Tempting new Penguin Classic edition...

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Vikz
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Evenings listening

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whatthelog
Orientalism | Edward W. Said
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#DiverseAThon Day 6: a book that made you think differently

OK so I know this looks a bit pretentious, but hear me out. Reading this at uni made me realise that I (little old me!) can disagree with important people. I don't have to agree with what old straight white men have to say! My opinion is just as valid! That was a huge turning point for my confidence in myself as an academic and as a person.

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batsy
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Finished my S entry for #LitsyAtoZ, Sarah Tiffin's Southeast Asia in Ruins. The book is not on the Litsy database but worth reading alongside Orientalism. It's an engaging academic study on the production of knowledge by Western European and British colonisers of Southeast Asia by means of visual representations of ruins (and architecture and landscape). It's a beautifully made hardback by NUS Press in Singapore. Concise and illuminating.

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GoneFishing
Orientalism | Edward W. Said

Every single empire in its official discourse has said that it is not like all the others, that its circumstances are special, that it has a mission to enlighten, civilize, bring order and democracy, and that it uses force only as a last resort. And, sadder still, there always is a chorus of willing intellectuals to say calming words about benign or altruistic empires, as if one shouldn't trust the evidence of one's eyes watching the destruction

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PurityofEssence
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Orientalism signifies the arrival of post-colonial studies, and remains, as far as I'm concerned, one of the most important works of criticism in recent history. This book is not only profoundly insightful but deeply engrossing, and it's been crucial to my growth as a reader. 🤘🤘🤘

Zakia I love Edward Said. Be sure to check out his other books, especially his biography. I suggested it to one of my colleagues and they adore it. 9y
PurityofEssence @Zakia Are you referring to Out of Place? I have had it on my nightstand for nearly a year but just haven't cracked it open. I'm saving it for a rainy date. And you must have a pretty interesting workplace! I'm jealous haha😝👍 9y
Zakia @PurityofEssence We are English teachers, and no, don't be jealous - I wish my job was talking books all day but it isn't. 9y
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