Orientalism

<p>At a crucial moment in the history of relations of East and West Orient and Occident Christianity and Islam Orientalism provides a timely account of the subject and the debate. </p><p>In the 1960s and 1970s a powerful assault was launched on 'orientalism' led by Edward Said. The debate ranged far beyond the traditional limits of 'dry-as-dust' orientalism involving questions concerning the nature of identity the nature of imperialism Islamophobia myth Arabism racialism intercultural relations and feminism.</p><p>Charting the history of the vigorous debate about the nature of orientalism this timely account revisits the arguments and surveys the case studies inspired by that debate.</p>