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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... never spoke of herself , she never represented her emotions , presence , or history . He spoke for and represented her . He was foreign , comparatively wealthy , male , and these were historical facts of domination that allowed him not ...
... never spoke of herself , she never represented her emotions , presence , or history . He spoke for and represented her . He was foreign , comparatively wealthy , male , and these were historical facts of domination that allowed him not ...
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... never seen the Orient , Nerval once said to Gautier , a lotus is still a lotus ; for me it is only a kind of onion . To write about the modern Orient is either to reveal an upsetting demystification of images culled from texts , or to ...
... never seen the Orient , Nerval once said to Gautier , a lotus is still a lotus ; for me it is only a kind of onion . To write about the modern Orient is either to reveal an upsetting demystification of images culled from texts , or to ...
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... never reveal their secret ; one has the impression that if fragments were not chosen for their importance , or for their chronological development , or for their aesthetic beauty ( as Sacy's were not ) , they must nevertheless embody a ...
... never reveal their secret ; one has the impression that if fragments were not chosen for their importance , or for their chronological development , or for their aesthetic beauty ( as Sacy's were not ) , they must nevertheless embody a ...
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