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Genealogies of Orientalism: History, Theory, Politics

Genealogies of Orientalism: History, Theory, Politics

Prochaska, David
Burke, Edmund, III

Paperback

General World HistoryIndian & South Asian History

ISBN10: 0803213425
ISBN13: 9780803213425
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Published: Jul 1 2008
Pages: 460
Weight: 1.35
Height: 1.00 Width: 5.90 Depth: 8.70
Language: English
Orientalism, as explored by Edward Said in 1978, was a far more complex phenomenon than many suspected, being homogenous along the lines of neither culture nor time. Instead, it is deeply embedded in the collective reimaginings that were--and are--nationalism. The dozen essays in Genealogies of Orientalism argue that the critique of orientalism, far from being exhausted, must develop further. To do so, however, a historical turn must be made, and the ways in which modernity itself is theorized and historicized must be rethought. According to Joan W. Scott, author of The Politics of the Veil, the essays in this collection develop a remarkable perspective on Edward Said's Orientalism, placing it in a long historical context of critiques of colonial representations, and deepening our understanding of the very meaning of modernity. Looking beyond the usual geography of colonial theory, this work broadens the focus from the Middle East and India to other Asian societies. By exploring orientalism in literary and artistic representations of colonial subjects, the authors illuminate the multifaceted ways in which modern cultures have drawn on orientalist images and indigenous self-representations. It is in this complex, cross-cultural collision that the overlapping of orientalism and nationalism can be found.

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