Orientalism Revisited : Art, Land and Voyage.
The publication of Edward Said's Orientalism in 1978 marks the inception of orientalism as a discourse. Since then, Orientalism has remained highly polemical and has become a widely employed epistemological tool. Three decades on, this volume sets out to survey, analyse and revisit the state of...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Hoboken :
Taylor and Francis,
2012.
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| Series: | Culture and civilisation in the Middle East.
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| Summary: | The publication of Edward Said's Orientalism in 1978 marks the inception of orientalism as a discourse. Since then, Orientalism has remained highly polemical and has become a widely employed epistemological tool. Three decades on, this volume sets out to survey, analyse and revisit the state of the Orientalist debate, both past and present. The leitmotiv of this book is its emphasis on an intimate connection between art, land and voyage. Orientalist art of all kinds frequently derives from a consideration of the land which is encountered on a voyage or pilgrimage, a rela. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (321 pages). |
| ISBN: | 9781136159855 1136159851 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |