ORIENTALISM (PAPERBACK, 25TH ANNIVERSARY ED WITH 1995 IN SOUTH AFRICA

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days 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 Features Summary Surveys the history and nature of Western attitudes towards the East, considering orientalism as a powerful European ideological creation - a way for writers... Author Edward W. Said Publisher Penguin Classics Release date 20030828 Pages 396 ISBN 0-14-118742-5 ISBN 13 978-0-14-118742-6