Contending visions of the Middle East : the history and politics of Orientalism / Zachary Lockman.
Contending visions of the Middle East : the history and politics of Orientalism / Zachary Lockman.
Contending visions of the Middle East : the history and politics of Orientalism / Zachary Lockman.
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Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004.
Date
2004.
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N956.0072/2
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English
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Physical content
xxi, 308 p. : maps ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. In the beginning -- 2. Islam, the West and the rest -- 3. Orientalism and empire -- 4. The American century -- 5. Turmoil in the field -- 6. Said's Orientalism : a book and its aftermath -- 7. After orientalism?
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Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004.
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New York (State)
Date Published
2004.
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"Zachary Lockman's book offers a broad survey of the development of Western knowledge about Islam and the region we today call the Middle East. Beginning with ancient Greek and Roman conceptions of the world, this book goes on to discuss European perceptions of Islam from its emergence in the seventh century down to the present, with particular att...
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Contending visions of the Middle East : the history and politics of Orientalism / Zachary Lockman.
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The contemporary Middle East ; 3.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-303) and index.
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N956.0072/2
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0521629373 (pbk.)
9780521620802 (hb)
0521620805 (hb)
9780521629379 (pb)
0521629373 (pb)
9780521629379 (pbk.)
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956.007201821
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991018533849702626
