The Selected Works of Edward Said, 1966 - 2006

The Selected Works of Edward Said, 1966 - 2006
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Publisher : Vintage
Total Pages : 658
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ISBN-10 : 9780525565314
ISBN-13 : 0525565310
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Download or read book The Selected Works of Edward Said, 1966 - 2006 written by Edward W. Said and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2019-02-12 with total page 658 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The renowned literary and cultural critic Edward Said was one of our era’s most provocative and important thinkers. This comprehensive collection of his work draws from across his entire four-decade career, including his posthumously published books, making it a definitive one-volume source. "Said is a brilliant and unique amalgam of scholar, aesthete, and political activist...[He] challenges and stimulates our thinking in every area." --Washington Post Book World The Selected Works includes key sections from all of Said’s books, including his groundbreaking Orientalism; his memoir, Out of Place; and his last book, On Late Style. Whether writing of Zionism or Palestinian self-determination, Jane Austen or Yeats, or of music or the media, Said’s uncompromising intelligence casts urgent light on every subject he undertakes. The Selected Works is a joy for the general reader and an indispensable resource for scholars in the many fields that his work has influenced and transformed.


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