Deploying Orientalism in Culture and History: From Germany to Central and Eastern Europe

by James Hodkinson

Focuses on the cultural, philosophical, political, and scholarly uses of "orientalism" in the German-speaking and Central and Eastern European worlds from the late eighteenth century to the present day.

The concept and study of orientalism in Western culture gained a changed understanding from Edward Said's now iconic 1978 book Orientalism. However, recent debate has moved beyond Said's definition of the phenomenon, highlighting the multiple...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1571135758
• ISBN13: 9781571135759
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: Camden House (NY)
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"