| Description |
1 online resource (266 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Acknowledgments; Table of Contents; 1. Viewing the Islamic Orient; 2. The Dual Orientations of James Morier; 3. Alexander Kinglake: "The eternal Ego that I am!"; 4. Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton: "The Haji from the Far-North''; 5. Gertrude Bell: The Romantic; 6. Epilogue; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
The Islamic Orient studies the travel accounts of four British travelers during the nineteenth century. Through a critical analysis of these works, the author examines and questions Edward Said's concept of ""Orientalism"" and ""Orientalist"" discourse: his argument that the orientalist view had such a strong influence on westerners that they invariably perceived the orient through the lens of orientalism. On the contrary, the author argues, no single factor had an overwhelming influence on them. She shows that westerners often struggled with their own conceptions of the orient, an |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781317809302 |
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1317809300 |
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