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Orientalism Now reissued with a substantial new afterword, this highly acclaimed overview of Western attitudes towards the East has become one of the canonical texts of cultural studies. Very excitinghis case is not merely persuasive, but conclusive. John Leonard in The New York Times His most important book, Orientalism established a new benchmark for discussion of the Wests skewed view of the Arab and Islamic world. Simon Louvish in the New Statesman and Society Edward Said speaks for interdisciplinarity as well as for monumental eruditionThe breadth of reading is astonishing. Fred Inglis in The Times Higher Education Supplement A stimulating, elegant yet pugnacious essay.

Orientalism Now reissued with a substantial new afterword, this highly acclaimed overview of Western attitudes towards the East has become one of the canonical texts of cultural studies. Very excitinghis case is not merely persuasive, but conclusive. John Leonard in The New York Times His most important book, Orientalism established a new benchmark for discussion of the Wests skewed view of the Arab and Islamic world. Simon Louvish in the New Statesman and Society Edward Said speaks for interdisciplinarity as well as for monumental eruditionThe breadth of reading is astonishing. Fred Inglis in The Times Higher Education Supplement A stimulating,...  Read More