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Orientalism - A Reader (Paperback)
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In the period of decolonisation that followed the end of the Second
World War a number of scholars, mainly Middle Eastern, launched a
sustained assault on Orientalism - the theory and practice of
representing 'the Orient' in Western thought -accusing its
practitioners of misrepresentation, prejudice and bias. As a result
an intense debate occurred regarding the validity of the charges
made, involving not only Orientalists but students of history,
anthropology, sociology, women's studies and the media.
Orientalism: A Reader provides the student with a selection of key
readings from this debate, covering a range of areas including
myth, imperialism, the cultural perspective, Marxist interpretation
and feminist attitudes. The origins and character of the debate on
Orientalism are introduced, as well as the intellectual foundations
of the assault made and the nature of the debate which ensued.
Coverage begins with nineteenth-century material from thinkers such
as Hegel and Marx, and moves through extracts from Nietzsche,
Gramsci and Foucault to contemporary work from, for example, Bryan
Turner, John MacKenzie and Edward Said. As well as a general
introduction, each section is introduced and the extracts are
placed in context to guide the student carefully through this
complex debate.
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