TY - BOOK AU - Ashcroft,Bill AU - Ahluwalia,D.P.S. TI - Edward Said T2 - Routledge critical thinkers SN - 9780415476898 (pbk. : alk. paper) U1 - 801.95092 22 PY - 2009/// CY - Abingdon, Oxon, New York PB - Routledge / Taylor & Francis Group KW - Said, Edward W. KW - Politics and literature KW - BUEsh KW - Criticism KW - Political aspects KW - HHUUEENN KW - November2019 KW - Reading book N1 - First edition published 1999 ; Second edition published 2001; Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - Edward Said is perhaps best known as the author of the landmark study Orientalism, a book which changed the face of critical theory and shaped the emerging field of post-colonial studies, and for his controversial journalism on the Palestinian political situation. Looking at the context and the impact of Said's scholarship and journalism, this book examines Said's key ideas, including: the significance of 'worldliness', 'amateurism', 'secular criticism', 'affiliation' and 'contrapuntal reading' the place of text and critic in 'the world' knowledge, power and the construction of the 'Other' links between culture and imperialism exile, identity and the plight of Palestine a new chapter looking at Said's later work and style; This popular guide has been fully updated and revised in a new edition, suitable for readers approaching Said's work for the first time as well as those already familiar with the work of this important theorist. The result is the ideal guide to one of the twentieth century's most engaging critical thinkers UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0815/2008015951.html ER -