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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... authority can , indeed must , be analyzed . All these attributes of authority apply to Orientalism , and much of what I do in this study is to describe both the historical authority in and the personal authorities of Orientalism . My ...
... authority can , indeed must , be analyzed . All these attributes of authority apply to Orientalism , and much of what I do in this study is to describe both the historical authority in and the personal authorities of Orientalism . My ...
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... authority whose use was an imperative for anyone writing or think- ing about the Orient , not just about Egypt : when Nerval borrows passages verbatim from Modern Egyptians it is to use Lane's authority to assist him in describing ...
... authority whose use was an imperative for anyone writing or think- ing about the Orient , not just about Egypt : when Nerval borrows passages verbatim from Modern Egyptians it is to use Lane's authority to assist him in describing ...
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... authority is in a position to obviate any danger arising from this cause . " Why ? Because this authority can " ensure the harmonious working of the different parts of the machine " and " should endeavour , so far as is possible , to ...
... authority is in a position to obviate any danger arising from this cause . " Why ? Because this authority can " ensure the harmonious working of the different parts of the machine " and " should endeavour , so far as is possible , to ...
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