ORIENTALISM is one of the greatest and most influential of books of ideas to be published since the end of the European empires. For generations now it has defined our understanding of colonialism and empire and with each passing year its influence becomes if anything even greater. To mark its 25th anniversary, ORIENTALISM rightfully takes its place as a Pengun Modern Classic.
About the Author
EDWARD W. SAID is University Professor at Columbia University. He was born in Jerusalem in 1935 and educated in Egypt and the United States. His other books include THE QUESTION OF PALESTINE, CULTURE AND IMPERIALISM, OUT OF PLACE: A MEMOIR.
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This book is pretty heavy going. Not only because of the impossible depth that the text wants to reach, but also because of some of the confronting content that he presents. Definitely not a casual read, but an excellent text for those wanting to better understand the nature of European imperialism!
Edward Said is one of the first people to challenge existing power structures in the modern world.The main idea in this is that the West construct of the Eastern "other" is that of the passive, feminine other. An entity to be manipulated and controlled at the West's whims. It is an explanation of colonization and of how it came to be that the West. The "Orient" is the negative flip side of the "Occident".
This is a controversial book but became the founding text for postcolonial studies.
A required reading for anyone who is in the political/social science/cultural studies field.
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