Orientalism

ISBN-13: 9780582423862 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 252 str.

A. L. Macfie

Opis

Offering a brief history of the debate regarding orientalism, as defined by Edward Said and others, this text reprises the critical debate about western images and stereotypes of the Arab world and Islam.

Spis treści

Acknowledgements
Map
PART ONE: BACKGROUND
1. Introduction - Orientalism in Crisis
PART TWO: ANALYSIS
2. The Rise of Orientalism
3. The Orientalis-Anglicist Controversy
4. Orientalism in the Arts
5. The Assault on Orientalism
6. Responses to the Assault on Orientalism
7. Case Studies
8. Exit from Orientalism - Orientalism Reconsidered
PART THREE: ASSESSMENT
9. Questions of Fact, Definition and Significance
Chronology
Who's Who
Guide to Further Reading
Bibliography
Index

O autorze

Alexander Lyon Macfie has written widely on the modern history of the Near and Middle East. His books include The Eastern Question (1996), The End of the Ottoman Empire (1998) and Orientalism: A Reader (2000).