Orientalism

by Alexander Lyon Macfie

Book Overview

At a crucial moment in the history of relations of East and West, Orient and Occident, Christianity and Islam, Orientalism provides a timely account of the subject and the debate.

In the 1960s and 1970s a powerful assault was launched on 'orientalism', led by Edward Said. The debate ranged far beyond the traditional limits of 'dry-as-dust' orientalism, involving questions concerning the nature of identity, the nature of imperialism,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0582423864
• ISBN13: 9780582423862
• Release Date: March 2002
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.2" x 8.3"