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This is the first systematic critique of Edward Said's influential work, Orientalism, a book that for almost three decades has received wide acclaim, voluminous commentary, and translation into more than fifteen languages. Said’s main thesis was that the Western image of the East was heavily... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Edward Said: Add a description of this character.
- Bernard Lewis
- Alexander
- Nochlin
- Colebrooke
- Muhammad
- Postel
- Muslim
- Layard
- William Jones
- Renan
- Delacroix
- Rawlinson
- Cordier
- Wilson
- Marracci
- Kim
- Gérôme
- Darius
- Curzon
- Lane
- Carey
- Tanner
- Jane Austen
- Hope
- Schwab
- Prinsep
- Cyrus
- Wilkins
- Massignon
- Müller
- Creighton
- Hitchens
- Mark
- Baldry
- Megasthenes
- Thomas
- Mariette
- Goldziher
- Narain
- Silvestre De Sacy
- Fromentin
- Rodinson
- Burke
- Ricoldo
- Turk
Setting & Locations edit
- Egypt
- Europe
- Constantinople
- Cairo
- Paris
- Persia
- Iran
- England
- Greece
- Asia
- Spain
- France
- Middle East
- Morocco
- London
- Near East
- Italy
- China
- Calcutta
- North Africa
- Bengal
- Britain
- Syria
- Algeria
- Istanbul
- United States
- Venice
- Jerusalem
- Pakistan
- Germany
- Babylon
- Arabia
- Algiers
- Israel
- Palestine
- Japan
- Athens
- Baghdad
- Ireland
- Damascus
Authors & Contributors edit
- Ibn Warraq (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 950.072
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