Edward Said and the writing of history / Shelley Walia.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Walia, Shelley.

Series:

Postmodern encounters

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Said, Edward W. (Edward William)--Criticism and interpretation.

History--Philosophy.

History.

Historiography.

Local Subjects:

Said, Edward W. (Edward William)--Criticism and interpretation.

Physical Description:

79 pages ; 18 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Icon, 2001.

Summary:

From relativism to relativity, from quantum theory to queer theory, Postmodern Encounters is a series of small books, each discussing a key idea at the cutting edge of contemporary thought.

History tells us a story of ourselves -- without it, we lack a language with which to articulate not only where we 'come from', but in fact who we are. Edward Said's path-breaking Orientalism illustrated the blindness of assuming the neutrality of our received wisdom, but also specifically located the conception the West has forged of itself in a dialectic with its conception of its opposite -- the East.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1840462701

OCLC:

47638239