Edward Said: a critical introduction
"Focusing on Said's insistence on the connection between literature, politics and culture, Kennedy offers an overview and assessment of the main strands of Said's work, drawing out the links and contradictions between each area. The book begins with an examination of Orientalism, one of the founding texts of postcolonial studies. Kennedy looks at the book in detail, probing both its strengths and weaknesses, and linking it to its sequel, Culture and Imperialism. She then examines Said's work on…
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- Full title :Edward Said : a critical introduction / Valerie Kennedy.
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"Focusing on Said's insistence on the connection between literature, politics and culture, Kennedy offers an overview and assessment of the main strands of Said's work, drawing out the links and contradictions between each area. The book begins with an examination of Orientalism, one of the founding texts of postcolonial studies. Kennedy looks at the book in detail, probing both its strengths and weaknesses, and linking it to its sequel, Culture and Imperialism. She then examines Said's work on the Palestinian people, with his emphasis on the need for a Palestinian narrative to counter pro-Israeli accounts of the Middle East, and his searing criticisms of US, Israeli, and even Arab governments. The book closes with an examination of Said's importance in the field of post-colonial studies, notably colonial discourse analysis and post-colonial theory, and his significance as a public intellectual." "This book will be of great interest to anyone studying post-colonialism, literary theory, politics, and the Middle East, as well as anyone interested in Said's writings."--Jacket.
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- Publication Date:2000.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Blackwell Publishers, Polity Press
- Place of Publication:Cambridge, UK
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2000.
The Physical Object
- Description:xi, 180 pages ; : 24 cm.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:0745620183, 9780745620183, 0745620191, 9780745620190
- oclc:ocm44118253
- LC Classification:CB18.S25
- Dewey Decimal:306/.092
Table of Contents
1. Orientalism -- 2. Imperialism in the Middle East: Palestine, Israel and the USA -- 3. After Orientalism: Culture and Imperialism -- 4. Said and Postcolonial Studies.
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