Reading Orientalism
The late Edward Said remains one of the most influential critics and public intellectuals of our time, with lasting contributions to many disciplines. Much of his reputation derives from the phenomenal multidisciplinary influence of his 1978 book Orientalism. Said''s seminal polemic analyzes novels, travelogues, and academic texts to argue that a dominant discourse of West over East has warped vir...
The late Edward Said remains one of the most influential critics and public intellectuals of our time, with lasting contributions to many disciplines. Much of his reputation derives from the phenomenal multidisciplinary influence of his 1978 book Orientalism. Said''s seminal polemic analyzes novels, travelogues, and academic texts to argue that a dominant discourse of West over East has warped vir...
