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 93
... present - day ) Spain than one would use the Bible to understand , say , the House of Commons . But clearly people have tried and do try to use texts in so simple- minded a way , for otherwise Candide and Don Quixote would not still ...
... present - day ) Spain than one would use the Bible to understand , say , the House of Commons . But clearly people have tried and do try to use texts in so simple- minded a way , for otherwise Candide and Don Quixote would not still ...
Page 234
... present ; on the other hand , these people — as the subject of study — became " the Egyp- tians , " " the Muslims , " or " the Orientals . " Only the scholar could see , and manipulate , the discrepancy between the two levels . The ...
... present ; on the other hand , these people — as the subject of study — became " the Egyp- tians , " " the Muslims , " or " the Orientals . " Only the scholar could see , and manipulate , the discrepancy between the two levels . The ...
Page 318
... present inability , political , journal- istic , and scholarly alike , to recognize the importance of the factor of religion in the current affairs of the Muslim world and in the consequent recourse to the language of left - wing and ...
... present inability , political , journal- istic , and scholarly alike , to recognize the importance of the factor of religion in the current affairs of the Muslim world and in the consequent recourse to the language of left - wing and ...
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