Edward Said : a critical introduction

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Edward Said : a critical introduction
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a critical introduction
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eng
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"Focusing on Said's insistence on the connection between literature, politics and culture, Kennedy offers an overview and assessment of the main strands of Said's work, drawing out the links and contradictions between each area. The book begins with an examination of Orientalism, one of the founding texts of postcolonial studies. Kennedy looks at the book in detail, probing both its strengths and weaknesses, and linking it to its sequel, Culture and Imperialism. She then examines Said's work on the Palestinian people, with his emphasis on the need for a Palestinian narrative to counter pro-Israeli accounts of the Middle East, and his searing criticisms of US, Israeli, and even Arab governments. The book closes with an examination of Said's importance in the field of post-colonial studies, notably colonial discourse analysis and post-colonial theory, and his significance as a public intellectual." "This book will be of great interest to anyone studying post-colonialism, literary theory, politics, and the Middle East, as well as anyone interested in Said's writings."--BOOK JACKET
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Biography type
individual biography
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DLC
Dewey number
306/.092
Index
index present
LC call number
CB18.S25
LC item number
K46 2000
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
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Key contemporary thinkers

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