Occidentalism: The West in the Eyes of Its Enemies - Hardcover

Buruma, Ian; Margalit, Avishai

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1594200084 ISBN 13: 9781594200083

Publisher: Penguin Pr, 2004

Synopsis

Provides a thought-provoking analysis of the stereotypes and misunderstandings about the Western world that ignite anti-Western political movements, tracing the roots and evolution of such phenomena and examining why they have found a ready host in the Islamic world. 35,000 first printing.

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Review:

"'An Important book... brilliantly done.' George Walden, Daily Mail Critics' Cholce; 'Ambitious and impressive... A fine book.' Philip Bobbitt, New York Times; 'Illuminating... Succinct, elegant and challenging.' Economist; 'Groundbreaking... It is hard to imagine the reader who will not learn something from this book.' Robert Irwin, Independent"

About the Author:

Ian Buruma is currently Luce Professor at Bard College. His previous books include God's Dust, Behind the Mask, The Missionary & The Libertine, Playing the Game, The Wages of Guilt, Anglomania, and Bad Elements. He writes frequently for The New York Review of Books, The New York Times Magazine, The New Yorker, and the Financial Times.

Avishai Margalit is Schulman Professor of Philosophy at the Center for Rationality at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. His previous books include Idolatry, The Decent Society, Views and Reviews, and The Ethics of Memory.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Pr
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1594200084
• ISBN 13: 9781594200083
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 160