Edward Said / Bill Ashcroft and Pal Ahluwalia.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ashcroft, Bill, 1946-

Contributor:

Ahluwalia, D. P. S. (D. Pal S.)

Series:

Routledge critical thinkers.

Routledge critical thinkers

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Said, Edward W.

Politics and literature.

Criticism--Political aspects.

Criticism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Edward Said is perhaps best known as the author of the landmark study Orientalism, a book which changed the face of critical theory and shaped the emerging field of post-colonial studies, and for his controversial journalism on the Palestinian political situation.Looking at the context and the impact of Said's scholarship and journalism, this book examines Said's key ideas, including:the significance of 'worldliness', 'amateurism', 'secular criticism', 'affiliation' and 'contrapuntal reading' the place of text and critic in 'the world' knowledge

Contents:

BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; SERIES EDITOR'S PREFACE; WHY SAID?; KEY IDEAS; 1 WORLDLINESS: THE TEXT; 2 WORLDLINESS: THE CRITIC; 3 ORIENTALISM; 4 CULTURE AS IMPERIALISM; 5 PALESTINE: LOSS AND EMPOWERMENT; 6 SAID'S LATE STYLE; AFTER SAID; FURTHER READING; WORKS CITED; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index

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Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9780203888070

1-134-02279-4

1-281-79693-X

9786611796938

0-203-88807-3

OCLC:

476183829