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Orientalism - History, Theory and the Arts (Paperback, New)
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Orientalism - History, Theory and the Arts (Paperback, New)
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Loot Price R590
Discovery Miles 5 900
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The Orientalism debate, inspired by the work of Edward Said, has
been a major source of cross-disciplinary controversy in recent
years. John MacKenzie offers a comprehensive re-evaluation of this
vast literature of Orientalism and brings to the subject highly
original historical perspectives. The study provides the first
major discussion of Orientalism by a historian of imperialism.
Setting the analysis within the context of conflicting scholarly
interpretations, John MacKenzie then carries the discussion into
wholly new areas, testing the notion that the western arts received
genuine inspiration from the East by examining the visual arts,
architecture, design, music and theatre. John MacKenzie concludes
that western approaches to the Orient have been much more ambiguous
and genuinely interactive then Said allowed. The artistic
construction of the East by the West has invariably been achieved
through a greater spirit of respect and in search of a truly
syncretic culture. The Orient has indeed proved an inspiration to
the European arts, even when caught in the web of imperial power
relations. -- .
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