Edward Said is perhaps best known as the author of the landmark
study Orientalism, a book which changed the face of critical theory
and shaped the emerging field of post-colonial studies, and for his
controversial journalism on the Palestinian political
situation.
Looking at the context and the impact of Said's scholarship and
journalism, this book examines Said's key ideas, including:
- the significance of 'worldliness', 'amateurism', 'secular
criticism', 'affiliation' and 'contrapuntal reading'
- the place of text and critic in 'the world'
- knowledge, power and the construction of the 'Other'
- links between culture and imperialism
- exile, identity and the plight of Palestine
- a new chapter looking at Said's later work and style
This popular guide has been fully updated and revised in a new
edition, suitable for readers approaching Said's work for the first
time as well as those already familiar with the work of this
important theorist. The result is the ideal guide to one of the
twentieth century's most engaging critical thinkers.
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