Defending the West ANTHOLOGIES and scientifically rigorous book

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Faith Lagay

Defending the West ANTHOLOGIES and scientifically rigorous bookThis is the first systematic critique of Edward Saids influential work, "Orientalism", a book that for almost three decades has received wide acclaim, voluminous commentary, and translation into more than fifteen languages. Saids main thesis was that the Western image of the East was heavily biased by colonialist attitudes, racism, and more than two centuries of political exploitation. Although Saids critique was controversial, the impact of his ideas