Edward Said (Routledge Critical Thinkers) - Hardcover

Ashcroft, Bill; Ahluwalia, Pal

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415247772 ISBN 13: 9780415247771

Publisher: Routledge, 2000

Synopsis

Edward Said is perhaps best known as the author of Orientalism, a book which changed the face of critical theory and shaped the emerging field of post-colonial studies.
This volume explains Said's key ideas, their contexts and impact, with reference to both his scholarship and journalism. These ideas include:
* the place of text and critic in the world
* knowledge, power and the construction of the 'Other'
* the links between culture and imperialism.
First published in 1999, this book has been fully updated and revised for the reader new to Said's work. The result is the ideal guide to one of today's most engaging critical thinkers for all literary students.

About this title

About the Author

Bill Ashcroft is Senior Lecturer in English at the University of New South Wales. Pal Ahluwalia is Senior Lecturer in Politics at the University of Adelaide.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415247772
• ISBN 13: 9780415247771
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 176