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Culture and Imperialism
Culture and Imperialism
paperback
Published:
6 January, 1994
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780099967507 |
| ISBN10 | 0099967502 |
| Number Of Pages | 528 |
| Item Weight | 368 g |
| Product Dimensions | 130 x 198 x 34 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Vintage Publishing |
| Format | paperback |
Media Reviews
Culture and Imperialism has an eloquent, urgent topicality rare in books by literary critics -- Camille Paglia
Readers accustomed to the precision and elegance of Edward Said's analytical prowess will not be disappointed by Culture and Imperialism. Those discovering Said for the first time will be profoundly impressed -- Toni Morrison
Edward Said helps us to understand who we are and what we must do if we are to aspire to be moral agents, not servants of power -- Noam Chomsky
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Author's Bio
Edward Said was born in Jerusalem in 1935. In 1951 he attended a private preparatory high school in Massachusetts, America and he went on to study at Princeton University for his BA and at Yale for his MA and PhD. He became University Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia Unversity. Said was bestowed with numerous honorary doctorates from universities around the world and twice received Columbia's Trilling Award and the Wellek Prize of the American Comparative Literature Association. He is best known for describing and critiquing 'Orientalism' and his book on the subject was published in 1978. He died in 2003.