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Orientalismo

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Orientalismo

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En estos tiempos en que los medios de comunicacion nos inundan y se ven inundados por imagenes y estereotipos que se refieren al Islam y a los musulmanes, Edward W. Said nos ofrece una descripcion rigurosa y esclarecedora de la formacion y desarrollo de estas ideas recibidas o topicos que muchas veces impiden o sesgan nuestra vision. En Orientalismo, Edward W. Said nos ofrece una descripcion esclarecedora de la formacion y desarrollo de los topicos sobre el islam y los musulmanes, que muchas veces impiden o sesgan nuestra vision. Se nos muestra como estos cliches ideologicos obedecen a los intereses y estrategias del poder dominante y senala la dificultad para el mundo occidental de pensar sobre Oriente si antes no se logra romper esos prejuicios que distorsionan nuestra lectura. Asimismo nos muestra como la relacion entre Oriente y Occidente es una relacion de poder, construida sobre la subordinacion de la idea de Oriente al fuerte imaginario occidental asentado en la superioridad centralista de un nosotros enfrentado a un ellos, lo no europeo, vivido como lo extrano. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION This book, first published in 1978, remains one of the most influential books in the Social Sciences, particularly Ethnic Studies and Postcolonialism. Said is best known for describing and critiquing "Orientalism," which he perceived as a constellation of false assumptions underlying Western attitudes toward the East. In Orientalism Said claimed a "subtle and persistent Eurocentric prejudice against Arabo-Islamic peoples and their culture." He argued that a long tradition of false and romanticized images of Asia and the Middle East in Western culture had served as an implicit justification for Europe and the US' colonial and imperial ambitions. Just as fiercely, he denounced the practice of Arab elites who internalized the US and British orientalists' ideas of Arabic culture. Peter Ganim's narration gives the work an elegant and knowledgable voice.
Release date NZ
May 24th, 2016
Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Country of Publication
Mexico
Imprint
Debolsillo
Publisher
Debolsillo
Dimensions
127x190x30
ISBN-13
9786073141208
Product ID
26629091

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