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Genealogies of Orientalism - History, Theory, Politics (Paperback)
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Genealogies of Orientalism - History, Theory, Politics (Paperback)
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Orientalism, as explored by Edward Said in 1978, was a far more
complex phenomenon than many suspected, being homogenous along the
lines of neither culture nor time. Instead, it is deeply embedded
in the collective reimaginings that were--and are--nationalism. The
dozen essays in "Genealogies of Orientalism" argue that the
critique of orientalism, far from being exhausted, must develop
further. To do so, however, a historical turn must be made, and the
ways in which modernity itself is theorized and historicized must
be rethought. According to Joan W. Scott, author of "The Politics
of the Veil," the essays in this collection "develop a remarkable
perspective on Edward Said's Orientalism, placing it in a long
historical context of critiques of colonial representations, and
deepening our understanding of the very meaning of modernity."
Looking beyond the usual geography of colonial theory, this work
broadens the focus from the Middle East and India to other Asian
societies. By exploring orientalism in literary and artistic
representations of colonial subjects, the authors illuminate the
multifaceted ways in which modern cultures have drawn on
orientalist images and indigenous self-representations. It is in
this complex, cross-cultural collision that the overlapping of
orientalism and nationalism can be found.
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