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 10
... knowledge is fundamentally non- political ( and conversely , that overtly political knowledge is not " true " knowledge ) obscures the highly if obscurely organized political circumstances obtaining when knowledge is produced . No one ...
... knowledge is fundamentally non- political ( and conversely , that overtly political knowledge is not " true " knowledge ) obscures the highly if obscurely organized political circumstances obtaining when knowledge is produced . No one ...
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... knowledge and power , the Baconian themes . As Balfour justifies the necessity for British occupation of Egypt , supremacy in his mind is associated with " our " knowledge of Egypt and not principally with military or economic power .
... knowledge and power , the Baconian themes . As Balfour justifies the necessity for British occupation of Egypt , supremacy in his mind is associated with " our " knowledge of Egypt and not principally with military or economic power .
Page 127
... knowledge and its features , as it also describes the Orientalist's relationship to his subject matter . In Sacy's pages on Orientalism - as elsewhere in his writing - he speaks of his own work as having uncovered , brought to light ...
... knowledge and its features , as it also describes the Orientalist's relationship to his subject matter . In Sacy's pages on Orientalism - as elsewhere in his writing - he speaks of his own work as having uncovered , brought to light ...
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