Dangerous Knowledge: Orientalism and Its Discontents

Irwin, Robert

ISBN 10: 158567835X / ISBN 13: 9781585678358

Published by The Overlook Press, Woodstock, NY, 2006

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First edition 2006, first printing, numbers line starts with 1. Hardcover with DJ. Condition as nw, square tight and clean book, no edgewear, no markings of any kind, no names no underlinings no highlights no bent page corners, Not a reminder. DJ as new, bright and shiny, no tears no chips, Price Not clipped. 8vo, 410 pages including notes and index. Seller Inventory # 003984

Bibliographic Details

Title: Dangerous Knowledge: Orientalism and Its ...

Publisher: The Overlook Press, Woodstock, NY

Publication Date: 2006

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

Edition: 1st Edition

About this title

Synopsis:

An alternate history of the disparaged intellectual tradition of Orientalism explores how western scholars of Islamic culture came to be vilified as agents of European imperialism, in an account that profiles the intellectual and eccentric figures who introduced the Islamic world to America.

About the Author:

ROBERT IRWIN, the eminent Arabist, is the author of The Arabian Nightmare, Exquisite Corpse, Dangerous Knowledge, Prayer-Cushions of the Flesh, and The Limits of Vision.