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    ORIENTALISM Also by the author Joseph Conrad and the Fiction of Autobiography Beginnings: Intention and Method ORIENTALISM Edward W. Said Routledge & Kegan Paul London and Henley First published in 1978 by Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd. 39 Store Street‚ London WCIE 7DD‚ and Broadway House‚ Newton Road‚ Henley-on-Thames‚ Oxon RG9 1EN Reprinted and first published as a paperback in 1980 Set in Times Roman and printed in Great Britain by Redwood Burn Limited Trowbridge & Esher

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    Orientalism: An Overview

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    entire book in discussing about it. His book – Orientalism unfolds the history of the Orientalism‚ reveals the “dark” side of an orientalist’s mind and describes the different dimensions of Orientalism. He also attempts to expose the truth of the Orient‚ which he warned that: “One ought never to assume that the structure of Orientalism is nothing more than a structures of lies or of myths‚ which were the truth about them to be told‚ would simply blow away” (Said). In order to understand the truth

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    countries—in order to separate Eastern and Western cultures: the Orient (China and other Asian countries) and the Occident (France‚ England and other Western European countries). According to Edward Said’s‚ The Edward Said Reader‚ “…the Orient is an idea that has a history and a tradition of thought‚ imagery‚ and vocabulary that have given it reality and presence in and for the West” (71). This implies that the Occident created the idea of the Orient as a fascinating culture‚ which gives the Occident the

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    In his introduction to the term “Orientalism‚” Edward Said begins by paraphrasing the writing of a French journalist’s view of the present-day Orient in order to express the major common Western misconception about the East. This misconception exists in the Western mind‚ according to Said‚ as if it were irrelevant that the Orient itself was actually sociologically affected. He then goes on to describe the basis of Orientalism‚ as it is rooted in the Western consciousness.

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    Through a unique combination of text and imagery‚ Edward Said crafts an essay about the crisis of identity caused by the Palestinian exile‚ and‚ by using Jane Tompkins essay “‘Indians’: Textualism‚ Morality‚ and the Problem of History”‚ his essay can be analyzed for a better comprehension of his position. In both essays‚ the authors‚ occasionally‚ employ harsh transitions between topics‚ with little to no transitional phrasing‚ which allows Said‚ specifically‚ to augment the feelings of discomfort

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    Thoroughly exhausted of the stereotypical model of docile and fragile Asian American women‚ these women have increasingly asserted their voice through brash displays of their characters through different forms of media. Orientalism has historically been a guide for how Western culture interprets and accepts the facets of East Asian cultures‚ which ultimately draws upon the negative aspects of East Asian culture in order to accentuate the characteristics Westerners want to advertise themselves as

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    Colonial Discourse Aside: Why Orientalism Was a Purely Intellectual Enterprise (word count: 1994) Orientalism as an academic discipline is oftentimes given a place of primacy in colonial discourse. Colonial politicians invoked it as a justification for colonial conquests. Administrative officers looked to it to accommodate their governance to the natives’ traditions and laws. Orientalism had been unavoidably political. And yet‚ this characterization had little explanatory power: it punctuates

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    1. Explain how Hegel’s historical materialism ties to further the idea that the world is constantly perfecting itself. Be sure to explain how the Hegelian dialect works in full detail. Use parliamentary democracy or the institution of science to show Hegel’s philosophy of reality works. 2. Explain the Lockean proviso in depth using examples. Explain how money & capital circumvents the Lockean Proviso. As such‚ do you think family inheritances should be legal or heavily taxed? John Locke theory

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    References: - Khrisat‚ A. A. The Image of the Orient in Samuel Johnson ’s Rasselas (1759). Vol.2‚ No.5‚ 2012. - Mohammed‚ A. J. (1985): Orientalism in Johnson ’s Rsselas‚ Irene and Some Short Stories. Unpublished M.A. Thesis. - www.wikipedia.com

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    Analysis of the Main Indian Characters in Orientalist Discourse in A Passage to India Abstract: E. M. Forster is one of the most outstanding British writers in the early twentieth century. His novel A Passage to India was published in 1924 and it aroused much criticism at the time. With the publication of Edward Said’s Orientalism (1978)‚ this novel has been reinterpreted from a new prospective —— Orientalist criticism. Applying Orientalist criticism‚ this paper intends to reveal Forster’s double

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