Orientalism: Western Conceptions of the Orient (Penguin History)

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Publisher:  Penguin Books Ltd
Number Of Pages:  416
Publication Date:  1995-02
Sales Rank:  195211
ISBN / ASIN:  0140238670
EAN:  9780140238679
Binding:  Paperback
Manufacturer:  Penguin Books Ltd
Studio:  Penguin Books Ltd
Average Rating:  3.5
Total Reviews:  5

  


Date: 2006-03-14  Rating: 1
Review:

Well past its sell-by date

Books, however good or bad they are, can gather a momentum of their own once they become best-sellers. So it is with Orientalism. People will continue to read it because so many have read it. All the same it is time to touch base and say loud and clear that this is a very bad book. It is full of unjustified vitriol against people Said does not like. It is completely unscholarly in that Said has clearly not read some of the material about which he offers opinions. It is unreliable in that he gets many important facts wrong. It is animated by the idea that anyone who doesn't have the same political opinions as Said cannot possibly have anything useful to say. Finally, and perhaps worst of all, Said showed himself to be impervious to criticism and did not even both to correct clearly established errors. This is a work of great arrogance. The case for all of these points is made by Robert Irwin in For Lust of Knowing (2006). Anyone reading Said's book must also read Irwin if they want to have a balanced view.



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