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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... 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 only to possess Kuchuk Hanem ...
... 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 only to possess Kuchuk Hanem ...
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... represented by some one or more influential classes of Englishmen . If the British nation as a whole persistently bears this principle in mind , and insists sternly on its application , though we can never create a patriotism akin to ...
... represented by some one or more influential classes of Englishmen . If the British nation as a whole persistently bears this principle in mind , and insists sternly on its application , though we can never create a patriotism akin to ...
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... representing them- selves , we would do well to remember that both Arabs and Jews in this instance were Semites ( in the broad cultural designation I have been discussing ) and that both were being made to be represented for a Western ...
... representing them- selves , we would do well to remember that both Arabs and Jews in this instance were Semites ( in the broad cultural designation I have been discussing ) and that both were being made to be represented for a Western ...
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