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Orientalism

Written by: Edward Said
Narrated by: Peter Ganim
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This landmark book, first published in 1978, remains one of the most influential books in the Social Sciences, particularly Ethnic Studies and Postcolonialism. Said is best known for describing and critiquing "Orientalism", which he perceived as a constellation of false assumptions underlying Western attitudes toward the East. In Orientalism Said claimed a "subtle and persistent Eurocentric prejudice against Arabo-Islamic peoples and their culture." He argued that a long tradition of false and romanticized images of Asia and the Middle East in Western culture had served as an implicit justification for Europe and the US' colonial and imperial ambitions. Just as fiercely, he denounced the practice of Arab elites who internalized the US and British orientalists' ideas of Arabic culture. Peter Ganim's narration gives the work an elegant and knowledgable voice.

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From medieval literature to AI, we have been taught to accept the hegemony and superiority of the Western world, a world that looks down on the oriental. The irony is that the education system itself is Westernized, so even the Oriental begins to think like an Orientalist. Well, Edward has brought the elephant into the room: the most taboo subject in American politics, one that started in Britain and France and is now reshaping the politics of the USA. A very charged subject. Nice book, must read

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