Occidentalism : images of the West / edited by James G. Carrier.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Carrier, James G.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethnology--United States.

Ethnology.

Americans--Public opinion.

Americans.

United States.

Civilization, Western--Philosophy.

Civilization, Western.

Public opinion--United States.

Public opinion.

United States--Social life and customs.

Manners and customs.

Physical Description:

x, 268 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1995.

Summary:

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 shaped by members of Western and non-Western societies alike. The contributors describe and explicate these images from a variety of areas, from Western academic writing to popular culture, from societies within and outside the West, to show how power and conflict shape such conceptions. It will be of great interest to scholars of anthropology and sociology, cultural studies, and human geography.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0198279795

0198279787

OCLC:

31865302