Orientalism: A Reader

A. L. Macfie

Published by Edinburgh University Press 2000

Orientalism

A Reader

A. L. Macfie

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781474470476

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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, prejudice and bias. As a result an intense debate occurred regarding the validity of the charges made, involving not only Orientalists but students of history, anthropology, sociology, women's studies and the media.

Orientalism: A Reader provides the student with a selection of key readings from this debate, covering a range of areas including myth, imperialism, the cultural perspective, Marxist interpretation and feminist attitudes.

The origins and character of the debate on Orientalism are introduced, as well as the intellectual foundations of the assault made and the nature of the debate which ensued. Coverage begins with nineteenth-century material from thinkers such as Hegel and Marx, and moves through extracts from Nietzsche, Gramsci and Foucault to contemporary work from, for example, Bryan Turner, John MacKenzie and Edward Said. As well as a general introduction, each section is introduced and the extracts are placed in context to guide the student carefully through this complex debate.

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Political Philosophy and Social Philosophy

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Frontmatter

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PREFACE

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INTRODUCTION

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PART I FOUNDATIONS OF A MYTH

1 THE INDIAN FORM OF GOVERNMENT

James Mill
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2 GORGEOUS EDIFICES

G. W . F. Hegel
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3 THE BRITISH RULE IN INDIA

Karl Marx
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PART II THE RISE OF ORIENTAL STUDIES

4 LES COMMENCEMENTS DE L’ORIENTAUSME

Pierre Martino
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5 THE ASIATIC SOCIETY OF CALCUTTA

Raymond Schwab
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PART III FOUNDATIONS OF A CRITIQUE

6 APPEARANCE AND THE THING-IN-ITSELF

Friedrich Nietzsche
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7 ON HEGEMONY AND DIRECT RULE

Antonio Gramsci
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8 TRUTH AND POWER

Michel Foucault
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PART IV ORIENTALISM IN CRISIS

9 ORIENTALISM IN CRISIS

Anouar Abdel-Malek
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10 ENGLISH-SPEAKING ORIENTALISTS

A. L. Tibawi
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PART V AN APOLOGY FOR ORIENTALISM

11 APOLOGY FOR ORIENTALISM

Francesco Gabrieli
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PART VI AN ELABORATE A C COUNT

12 SHATTERED MYTHS

Edward Said
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13 ARABS, ISLAM AND THE DOGMAS OF THE WEST

Edward Said
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14 MY THESIS

Edward Said
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15 ON FLAUBERT

Edward Said
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16 LATENT AND MANIFEST ORIENTALISM

Edward Said
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PART VII A MARXIST INTERPRETATION

17 MARX AND THE END OF ORIENTALISM

Bryan S. Turner
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PART VIII AN AMERICAN RESPONSE

18 THREE ARAB CRITIQUES OF ORIENTALISM

Donald P. Little
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PART IX FURTHER CRITIQUES

19 A SECOND CRITIQUE OF ENGLISH-SPEAKING ORIENTALISTS

A. L. Tibawi
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20 ON THE ORIENTALISTS AGAIN

A. L. Tibawi
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PART X EDWARD SAID’S ORIENTALISM: REVIEWS AND REVIEW ARTICLES

21 ORIENTALISM AT THE SERVICE OF IMPERIALISM

Stuart Schaar
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22 HERMENEUTICS VERSUS HISTORY

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23 ENOUGH SAID

Michael Richardson
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24 ORIENTALISM AND ORIENTALISM IN REVERSE

Sadik Jalal al-‘Azm
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25 ORIENTALISM: A BLACK PERSPECTIVE

Ernest J. Wilson
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26 THE QUESTION OF ORIENTALISM

Bernard Lewis
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PART XI QUALIFICATIONS AND ELABORATION

27 ‘GORGEOUS EAST’ VERSUS ‘LAND OF REGRETS’

B. J. Moore-Gilbert
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28 ORIENTALIST CONSTRUCTIONS OF INDIA

Ronald Inden
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29 BETWEEN ORIENTALISM AND HISTORICISM

Aijaz Ahmad
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30 HUMANISING THE ARABS

Billie Melman
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31 INDOLOGY, POWER, AND THE CASE OF GERMANY

Sheldon Pollock
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32 TURKISH EMBASSY LETTERS

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33 HISTORY, THEORY AND THE ARTS

John MacKenzie
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PART XII ORIENTALISM AND FEMINISM

34 ORIENTALISM, HINDUISM AND FEMINISM

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PART XIII ORIENTALISM RECONSIDERED

35 ORIENTALISM RECONSIDERED

Edward Said
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PART XIV BEYOND ORIENTALISM

36 EXIT FROM ORIENTALISM

Fred Dallmayr
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37 FROM ORIENTALISM TO GLOBAL SOCIOLOGY

Bryan S. Turner
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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Language: English

Publisher: Edinburgh University Press

Copyright year: 2000

Audience: College/higher education;

Pages

Main content: 320

Keywords: Islamic Studies

eBook

Published: June 7, 2022

ISBN: 9781474470476