French Orientalism Culture, Politics, and the Imagined Other.
In 1798, Napoleon I launched his Egyptian Campaign and opened what has become recognized as the canonic period of French Orientalism, which extends from the late eighteenth through the early twentieth century. As defined by Edward W. Said (Orientalism, 1978), Orientalism is intrinsically Eurocentri...
| Основен автор: | Hosford, Desmond. |
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| Други автори: | Wojtkowski, Chong J. |
| Формат: | Електронен |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Newcastle upon Tyne :
Cambridge Scholars Pub.,
2010.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=523455 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
French Orientalism : Culture, Politics, and the Imagined Other. |
| Резюме: |
In 1798, Napoleon I launched his Egyptian Campaign and opened what has become recognized as the canonic period of French Orientalism, which extends from the late eighteenth through the early twentieth century. As defined by Edward W. Said (Orientalism, 1978), Orientalism is intrinsically Eurocentric and places the Orient in opposition to the European West as the quintessentially foreign Other. In this sense, the Occident supposedly defines itself by gazing at the East as its inverse image and ... |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (276 pages) |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-260) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781443823449 1443823449 |