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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 950.072 EAN: 9780394740676 Edition: 1st Vintage Books Ed ISBN: 039474067X Label: Vintage Manufacturer: Vintage Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 432 Publication Date: October 12, 1979 Publisher: Vintage Release Date: October 12, 1979 Studio: Vintage Related Items:
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 Rating:  - Unfortunately, Unhistory and a misfed Pretense of facts.Dr. Said missed the track completely with this supposed historical analysis that is neither historical nor good analysis. While I won't write pages of critique, here are just a few examples of poor work to make points not supported by fact (nor faith). 1. The British and French controlled the eastern Mediterranean at the end of the 17th century. False - the Ottomans controlled that area; French and British merchants needed permission to trade. None of the lands of the Eastern ... Read More Rating:  - Intelligent and PoignantThis book is a great overview and as noted by many others, a true work of literary genius. Colonial subjects, such as Said himself, have a hard time placing themselves in the mess of Colonialism and the supposed Post-Colonial era we live in and this book aids in that coming to terms process. Said manages to marry the subjectivity of his reality with the brilliant grasp of academia. A Must read by all, to gain a better idea of the world and times we live in. Rating:  - Said too much..?Drawing upon the work of Michel Foucault, Edward Said claims that Western ideas of the `Orient' are not based upon objective facts but are created through academic and cultural `discourses' which serve to promote Western imperialism - often despite `liberal' intentions. This mythical `East' is the antithesis of the West, a negative or inversion of the 'Occident' which is used to define *both* in binary opposition to each other, and to facilitate the political and domination of the East. ... Read More Rating: - Book came on timeThe book came on time (before college started) and it was in lovely condition :) Rating: - absolute rubbishIt is interesting, as a brazilian, to realize Said's resentment resembles one of a similar kind which portraits Latin America as the victim of American Imperialism. Latin american intellectuals share the same hate, anger and paranoia towards US. This may be why to this day brazilian academics force this appaling book down their students throats. You dont need to be a clinical psychologist to figure this one out: a scape goat is a helpful tool to cope with one's own stupid decisions in life. 
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