Occidentalism

This work is an investigation of images of Western cultural identity. Said's Orientalism revolutionized Western understanding of non-Western cultures by showing how Western images shaped the Occidental view of the Orient, but those who follow Said have not until now reflected that understanding back onto Western societies. This volume shows how images of the West shape people's conceptions of themselves and others, and how these images are in turn...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198279795
• ISBN13: 9780198279792
• Release Date: June 1995
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Length: 282 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.5"