Orientalism is Edward W. Said’s groundbreaking study on how the West has historically constructed and represented the cultures, peoples, and histories of the East. Drawing from literature, art, politics, and academic scholarship, Said argues that Western portrayals of the “Orient” were shaped by imperial interests and power relations, resulting in stereotypes that justified colonial domin…
Orientalism is Edward W. Said’s groundbreaking study on how the Western world has historically constructed an image of “the Orient”—particularly the Middle East and Asia—through biased scholarship, literature, and political discourse. Said argues that Orientalism is not merely an academic field but a framework of power used to dominate, define, and control Eastern societies. Through c…
The Question of Palestine is an in-depth analysis by Edward W. Said of Palestinian history, identity, and struggle within the context of modern colonialism and international politics. Said outlines how the global narrative on Palestine has been dominated for decades by the perspectives of colonial powers and the Zionist project, thus excluding the authentic experiences and voices of the Palesti…
Buku ini berisi kumpulan wawancara yang dilakukan oleh Gauri Viswanathan dengan Edward W. Said, seorang intelektual Palestina-Amerika yang terkenal dengan karya-karyanya mengenai orientalisme, budaya, dan kekuasaan. Dalam dialog yang mendalam ini, Said membahas hubungan antara politik, budaya, dan kolonialisme modern. Ia menyoroti bagaimana kekuasaan bekerja melalui wacana, representasi, dan in…
Ever since the ascendancy of critical theory and multicultural studies in the 1960s and 1970s, traditional humanistic education has been under assault. Often condemned as the intolerant voice of the masculine establishment and regularly associated with Eurocentrism and even imperialism, the once-sacred literary canon is now more likely to be ridiculed than revered. While this seismic shift--bro…
Ever since Yasir Arafat and Yitzhak Rabin shook hands on the White House lawn, Israel and the Palestinian people have been engaged in what commentators persist in calling "the peace process". Yet Israel remains racked by violence and continuing land seizures, and Palestinians are more demoralized than ever before. Now in this probing and impassioned book, one of our foremost Palestinian-America…
Soon after the Oslo accords were signed in September 1993 by Israel and Palestinian Liberation Organization, Edward Said predicted that they could not lead to real peace. In these essays, most written for Arab and European newspapers, Said uncovers the political mechanism that advertises reconciliation in the Middle East while keeping peace out of the picture. Said argues that the imbalance …