Orientalism In Edward W. Said examines the history and nature of Western attitudes toward the East. The book describes how these Western attitudes toward the 'Eastern' have been shaped as a powerful European ideological construct, used by writers, philosophers, and colonial administrators to understand the 'otherness' of Eastern cultures.
Description
This groundbreaking work, with a preface by the author, redefines our understanding of colonialism and imperialism. Said surveys the history and nature of these attitudes, tracing the influence of writers such as Homer, Flaubert, and Kipling on the romantic image of the East. His personal experiences as an Arab-Palestinian intellectual add extra depth to the analysis of European imperialistic and racist ideas.
Product details
- Author: Edward W. Said
- Series: Penguin Modern Classics
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
- Imprint: Penguin Classics
- Binding type: B-format paperback
- Publication date: 2003-08-28
- Number of pages: 432
- ISBN: 9780141187426
- Theme: Cultural studies
- BISAC: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social
About the author
Edward W. Said (1935–2003) was a professor at Columbia University. He was born in Jerusalem and studied in Egypt and the United States. His works also include The Question of Palestine, Culture and Imperialism en Out of Place: A Memoir.