Edward Said (Routledge Critical Thinkers)
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| Rating | : | 4.50 (677 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0415476895 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 200 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-01-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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What he Said The Routledge text on Edward Said, by Bill Ashcroft and Pal Ahluwalia, is part of a recent series put out by the Routledge Press, designed under the general editorial direction of Robert Eaglestone (Royal Holloway, University of London), to explore the most recent and exciting ideas in intellectual development during the past century or so. To this end, . Review: Edward Said, Routledge Critical Thinkers series Ashcroft and Ahluwalia provide a straightforward and readable outline of Said's work.Although concise, their approach is comprehensive and examines Said's many works. They also show how Said's cultural location and his activism greatly influenced his theories and methodologies.Altogether, a great introduction to a complex subject.
Ahluwalia and Ashcroft have concisely summarised the gist of Said's work in ways that allow the student of postcolonialism to come to grips with the theoretical writings of one of the most original thinkers of the of the 20th Century.–Tony Simoes da Silva, University of Exeter, Mots Pluriels, April, 2001
He is Chair of the School of English at the University of Hong Kong, on leave from the University of New South Wales.Pal Ahluwalia is Pro Vice Chancellor of the Division of Education, Arts and Social Sciences and the Director for the Centre for Post-Colonial Studies, University of Southern Australia. Bill Ashcroft is a
The result is the ideal guide to one of the twentieth century's most engaging critical thinkers.. Edward Said is perhaps best known as the author of the landmark study Orientalism, a book which changed the face of critical theory and shaped the emerging field of post-colonial studies, and for his controversial journalism on the Palestinian political situation.Looking at the context and the impact of Said's scholarship and journalism, this book examines Said's key ideas, including:the significance of 'worldliness', 'amateurism', 'secular criticism', 'affiliation' and 'contrapuntal reading' the place of text and critic in 'the world' knowledge, power and the construction of the 'Other' links between culture and imperialismexile, identity and the plight of Palestinea new chapter looking at Said's later work and style This popular guide has been fully updated and revised in a new edition, suitable for readers approaching Said's work for the first time as well as those already familiar with the work of this important theorist