governance to the natives’ traditions and laws. Orientalism had been unavoidably political. And yet‚ this characterization had little explanatory power: it punctuates the orientalism’s histories and chooses to highlight its function for the age of western imperialism. It should not be the case. Orientalism did not exist for imperial agendas. Social‚ cultural‚ artistic‚ economic‚ technological‚ and intellectual studies of the East emerged first; colonial statesmen and diplomats modified it for political
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self-interest‚ greed for wealth ‚ and shallow power ‚ fear of exploitation by an alienating and mechanical mode of production ‚the delusion of freedom‚ the fall of virtue‚ unconsciousness‚ an unsustainable future that will lead to catastrophe and so on. The western nation is conterminous with the nation state‚ the mechanical organization of people in pursuit of material enhancement and hence aggressive and imperialist in character. In fact‚ for nationalism we might often read imperialism. The people of the west
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Baku as both Eastern and Western like the identity of his two main characters. Baku is a city that is influenced more and more by European culture where both Ali and Nino grow up and meet‚ she is Georgian and he is a Mohammedan. Nino is brought up with more Western culture (European) while Ali is more of an Eastern (Asiatic) culture. Baku is one city‚ but it has two identities best described by Ali as desert (East) and woods (West). Said also portrays Baku as Eastern and Western by the religions of Ali
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of his reign and the boy King took advantage of the time to travel the world. His father had been one of Siam’s most educated monarchs‚ recognizing the need for education and also the importance of the western world‚ yet understanding fully the threat of colonization. Wisely‚ he had instilled these principles in his son who was an apt student. During those first five years‚ King Chulalongkorn visited most of the major western powers‚ learning about their cultures‚ traditions‚ political organization
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Roshanna Masilamani The use of symbolism is the best way to shed light on the darker or deeper messages of a text. I strongly agree with the statement ‘the use of symbolism is the best way to shed light on the darker or deeper messages of a text’. A text that exemplifies the statement is Barbara Kingsolver’s novel ‘The Poisonwood Bible’. Symbolism was used in the text to highlight the darker and deeper messages of the text. ‘The Poisonwood Bible’ is a novel about a missionary family‚ the Prices
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espoused from 711 – 1492. However‚ what is usually overlooked is the contribution that Al-Andalus made to the Western world/New World and its bearing on it. As a result of which the history of this New World is viewed in isolation to that of Islamic Iberia’s and in doing so‚ the link and the movement of culture‚ ideas‚ values and knowledge that occurred from the Muslim Spain to the Western World‚ is brutally severed. The purpose of this essay therefore‚ is to critically analyze the article by Rana Kabbani
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Israelis have brought to their lives and families. Edward Said’s Orientalism provides a parallel to Sacco’s novel‚ as he conveys a plethora of false assumptions underlying Western attitudes toward the East. Said examines the different aspects of orientalism and gives light to the fact that because orientalism has lasted in our world this long‚ it has no . Although Said’s Orientalism is similar to Sacco’s
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THANG LONG UNIVERSITY ENGLISH DEPARTMENT CROSS-CULTURAL COMMUNICATION Cultural Similarities and Differences between Eastern and Western INSTRUCTOR: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Do Student name : Vu Thi Huyen Trang Student code : A21888 Ha Noi‚ 2015 Table of Contents 1.Introduction……………………………………………………………………….01 2.Definition……..…………………………………………………………………..01 3.The Similarities…………………………………………………………………..02 3.1. Religion…………………………………………………….. 3.2. Zodiac………………………………………………………. 3.3. Communication……………………………………………
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not the case. From thick ankles to small noses‚ women from five continents are revealing what’s considered beautiful in their countries. "It’s a way of connecting yourselves from your kitchen‚ your living room‚ your bedroom ... to the rest of the world.” The first culture I will speak about are the Koreans. In any subway car you will see young Korean women checking their hair and makeup in mirrors that come attached to their cell phones. For those with less image-savvy devices‚ the windows provide
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affordable ways out. The once searing clothing industry of South Asia is having a downfall in its exports departments due to the great economic depression hitting the world. Most of the clothes made in the Asian countries are exported to the Western world and this business seems to be declining because of low demands of clothing from those Western Countries. Many people working in the clothing industry in Bangladesh‚ India and Pakistan have lost their jobs because of the closing up of many textile mills
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