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A landmark work from the intellectually auspicious author of Orientalism that explores the long-overlooked connections between the Western imperial endeavor and the culture that both reflected and reinforced it. "Said is a brilliant . . . scholar, aesthete and political activist."--Washington... read more
First Sentence
Appeals to the past are among the commonest of strategies in interpretations of the present.
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Authors & Contributors
- Edward W. Said (Author)
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