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Orientalism : history, theory, and the arts

By John M. MacKenzie

Book information

Publisher
Manchester University Press
Year
1995
ISBN
9780719018619, 0719018617, 9780719045783, 0719045789
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
37 MB (39077591 bytes)
Pages
\260
Time added
2021-03-28 05:46:55

Description

The Orientalism debate, inspired by the work of Edward Said, has been a major source of cross-disciplinary controversy in recent years. John Mackenzie offers a comprehensive re-evaluation of the vast literature on Orientalism, bringing to the subject some highly original historical perspectives. The book provides the first major discussion of Orientalism by a historian of imperialism. Setting the analysis within the context of conflicting scholarly interpretations, Mackenzie carries the discussion into wholly new areas, testing the notion that the Western arts received genuine inspiration from the East by examining the visual arts, architecture, design, music, and theater.

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