Edward Said was hoogleraar literatuur, een publiek intellectueel en een grondlegger van de postkoloniale studies. Met zijn werk overbrugde hij westerse en oosterse perspectieven, waarbij hij culturele representaties en politieke relaties tussen Oost en West kritisch analyseerde. Zijn methode van tekstuele analyse heeft de literatuurtheorie en de Midden-Oostenstudies diepgaand beïnvloed. Said pleitte voor gelijke rechten en het terugkeerrecht van Palestijnen naar hun vaderland, en benadrukte de rol van de intellectueel als kritische stem in de samenleving.
The book, originally published in 2003, explores themes of social justice and activism, presenting a critical analysis of contemporary issues. It delves into the historical context of movements for change, offering insights into the struggles and triumphs of marginalized communities. Through a blend of personal narratives and scholarly research, it aims to inspire readers to engage with and challenge societal norms. The work serves as both a call to action and a resource for understanding the complexities of activism today.
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.
Spanning more than thirty years, a collection of twenty-five interviews with the middle Eastern scholar and critic shares his thoughts on a variety of subjects, including politics, literary and cultural criticism, and the Gulf War.
This original and deeply provocative book was the first to make Palestine the subject of a serious debate—one that remains as critical as ever. With the rigorous scholarship he brought to his influential Orientalism and an exile's passion (he is Palestinian by birth and has been a member of the Palestine National Council), Edward W. Said traces the fatal collision between two peoples in the Middle East and its repercussions in the lives of both the occupier and the occupied—as well as in the conscience of the West. He has now updated this landmark work to portray the changed status of Palestine and its people in light of such developments as the Israeli invasion of Lebanon, the intifada, the Gulf War, and the ongoing Middle East peace initiative.For anyone interested in this region and its future, The Question of Palestine remains the most useful and authoritative account available.
Challenging the official narrative of the Middle East peace process, this book presents a critical examination of cultural myths and political realities. The author, a prominent Palestinian-American intellectual, encourages readers to rethink widely accepted beliefs about the region. With incisive arguments and a passionate tone, the work stimulates thought on complex issues, making it a significant contribution to discussions on culture and imperialism.
A definitive volume expanded and updated to do justice to the four decade career of one of the most important cultural and intellectual thinkers of the 21st century The renowned literary and cultural critic and political thinker Edward Said was one of our era's most provocative and important thinkers. This comprehensive collection of his work, expanded from the earlier Edward Said Reader, now draws from across his entire four-decade career, including his posthumously published books, making it a definitive one-volume source. 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.
For generations, Edward W. Said's work has shaped our understanding of colonialism and empire, with this Penguin Modern Classics edition featuring a preface written shortly before his death in 2003. In this acclaimed analysis, Said explores the history and nature of Western attitudes toward the East, framing orientalism as a significant European ideological construct that allowed writers, philosophers, and colonial administrators to engage with the 'otherness' of Eastern cultures. He examines the influence of figures like Homer, Nerval, Flaubert, Disraeli, and Kipling, whose portrayals have significantly shaped the West's romanticized view of the Orient. Drawing from his experiences as an Arab Palestinian in the West, Said highlights how these perceptions reflect European imperialism and racism. Born in Jerusalem and educated in Egypt and the U.S., Said (1935-2003) was a prominent Palestinian-American cultural critic and author, known for works like The Question of Palestine and Culture and Imperialism. If you appreciated this analysis, you may also enjoy Frantz Fanon's The Wretched of the Earth, available in Penguin Modern Classics. Critics have praised it as 'stimulating, elegant and pugnacious' (Observer) and 'magisterial' (Terry Eagleton).
With their powerful blend of political and aesthetic concerns, Edward W. Said's writings have transformed the field of literary studies. This long-awaited collection of literary and cultural essays offers evidence of how much the fully engaged critical mind can contribute to the reservoir of value, thought, and action essential to our lives and culture.
Ever since the appearance of his groundbreaking The Question of Palestine, Edward Said has been America's most outspoken advocate for Palestinian self-determination. As these collected essays amply prove, he is also our most intelligent and bracingly heretical writer on affairs involving not only Palestinians but also the Arab and Muslim worlds and their tortuous relations with the West.In The Politics of Dispossession Said traces his people's struggle for statehood through twenty-five years of exile, from the PLO's bloody 1970 exile from Jordan through the debacle of the Gulf War and the ambiguous 1994 peace accord with Israel. As frank as he is about his personal involvement in that struggle, Said is equally unsparing in his demolition of Arab icons and American shibboleths. Stylish, impassioned, and informed by a magisterial knowledge of history and literature, The Politics of Dispossession is a masterly synthesis of scholarship and polemic that has the power to redefine the debate over the Middle East.
