European Modernity and the Arab Mediterranean
Over the past decade, scholars have vigorously reconsidered the history of Orientalism, and though Edward Said''s hugely influential work remains a touchstone of the discussion, Karla Mallette notes, it can no longer be taken as the final word on Western perceptions of the Islamic East. The French and British Orientalisms that Said studied in particular were shaped by the French and British coloni...
Over the past decade, scholars have vigorously reconsidered the history of Orientalism, and though Edward Said''s hugely influential work remains a touchstone of the discussion, Karla Mallette notes, it can no longer be taken as the final word on Western perceptions of the Islamic East. The French and British Orientalisms that Said studied in particular were shaped by the French and British coloni...
