Orientalism, Volume 10A groundbreaking critique of the West's historical, cultural, and political perceptions of the East that is—decades after its first publication—one of the most important books written about our divided world. |
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Page 160
... Muslim sea , a submerged part retains its secret European power , to comment on , acquire , possess everything around it . The Orientalist can imitate the Orient without the opposite being true . What he says about the Orient is ...
... Muslim sea , a submerged part retains its secret European power , to comment on , acquire , possess everything around it . The Orientalist can imitate the Orient without the opposite being true . What he says about the Orient is ...
Page 161
... Muslim does is made to appear by Lane as the candidly exposed center of all Muslim faith . No mind is given by Lane to the betrayal of his friendship with Ahmed or with the others who provide him with information . What matters is that ...
... Muslim does is made to appear by Lane as the candidly exposed center of all Muslim faith . No mind is given by Lane to the betrayal of his friendship with Ahmed or with the others who provide him with information . What matters is that ...
Page 318
... Muslims must begin and end with the fact that Muslims are Muslims . For to admit that an entire civilization can have ... Muslim political phenomena is about as accurate and as enlightening as an account of a cricket match by a baseball ...
... Muslims must begin and end with the fact that Muslims are Muslims . For to admit that an entire civilization can have ... Muslim political phenomena is about as accurate and as enlightening as an account of a cricket match by a baseball ...
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