Orientalism: History, Theory and the Arts

by John M. MacKenzie

Book Overview

The Orientalism debate, inspired by the work of Edward Said, has been a major source of cross-disciplinary controversy in recent years. John MacKenzie offers a comprehensive re-evaluation of this vast literature of Orientalism and brings to the subject highly original historical perspectives.

The study provides the first major discussion of Orientalism by a historian of imperialism. Setting the analysis within the context of conflicting scholarly...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0719045789
• ISBN13: 9780719045783
• Release Date: June 1995
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.6" x 9.5"