Culture And Resistance
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"Said’s political commentary and philosophical reflections may serve as bridge to the heavier lifting in reading Orientalism, his classic 1978 pathbreaking and controversial exploration of the distorted images of Arab and Eastern peoples in the imaginations of Europe and the United States, and how these have shaped dominant assumptions behind government policy, media portrayals and popular culture....The republication of the present collection reminds us of how much Edward Said gave us, and how much he’s missed in the present catastrophic global situation." —Against the Current
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Edward W. Said discusses the importance and centrality of popular resistance in the framework of culture, history, and struggle. He reveals his thoughts on the war on terrorism and the invasion of Afghanistan. Les mer
New introduction by David Barsamian.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Haymarket Books
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9781608463138
- Utgivelsesår
- 2019
- Format
- 22 x 14 cm
Anmeldelser
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"Said’s political commentary and philosophical reflections may serve as bridge to the heavier lifting in reading Orientalism, his classic 1978 pathbreaking and controversial exploration of the distorted images of Arab and Eastern peoples in the imaginations of Europe and the United States, and how these have shaped dominant assumptions behind government policy, media portrayals and popular culture....The republication of the present collection reminds us of how much Edward Said gave us, and how much he’s missed in the present catastrophic global situation." —Against the Current
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