Dangerous knowledge : orientalism and its discontents / Robert Irwin.
Dangerous knowledge : orientalism and its discontents / Robert Irwin.
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New York : Overlook Press, 2006.
Date
2006.
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N303.48218/ 2
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English
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p. cm.
Contents
1. The clash of ancient civilizations -- 2. An ancient heresy or a new paganism -- 3. Renaissance orientalism -- 4. The holiness of oriental studies -- 5. Enlightenment of a sort -- 6. Oriental studies in the age of Steam and Cant -- 7. A house divided against itself -- 8. The all too brief heyday o...
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New York : Overlook Press, 2006.
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New York (State)
Date Published
2006.
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"What is Orientalism, who were the Orientalists, and how did Western scholars of Islamic culture come to be vilified as insidious agents of European imperialism? In Robert Irwin's groundbreaking new history, he answers this question with a detailed and colorful story of the motley crew of intellectuals and eccentrics who brought an understanding of...
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Dangerous knowledge : orientalism and its discontents / Robert Irwin.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N303.48218/ 2
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74VKJEJeL3mb
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158567835X (alk. paper)
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303.482182105
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991022214479702626
