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A selection of key readings that provide an introduction to the intense 20th century debates around Orientalism

In the period of decolonisation that followed the end of the Second World War a number of scholars, mainly Middle Eastern, launched a sustained assault on Orientalism - the theory and practice of representing 'the Orient' in Western thought -accusing its practitioners of misrepresentation,... Read Full Overview

Suitable for undergraduate and post-graduate students of Modern history, Imperial history, Inter-cultural Studies, Oriental Studies, Asian Studies, Anthropology, Comparative Literature, and Politics. Charting the history of the vigorous debate about the nature of orientalism,... Read Full Overview

A selection of key readings that provide an introduction to the intense 20th century debates around Orientalism

Suitable for undergraduate and post-graduate students of Modern history, Imperial history, Inter-cultural Studies, Oriental Studies, Asian Studies, Anthropology, Comparative Literature, and Politics. Charting the history of the vigorous debate about the nature of orientalism,... Read Full Overview