Orientalism

1978 non-fiction work by Edward Said
Book history_book Q1574967
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Orientalism

Summary

Orientalism is a history book[1]. Orientalism has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Orientalism authored Edward Said[3].
  • Orientalism's instance of is recorded as history book[4].
  • Orientalism's instance of is recorded as literary work[5].
  • Orientalism was published by Vintage Books[6].
  • Orientalism's genre is non-fiction[7].
  • Orientalism's genre is postcolonialism[8].
  • Orientalism's genre is literary criticism[9].
  • Orientalism's genre is history of ideas[10].
  • Orientalism's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • Orientalism's country of origin is recorded as United States[12].
  • Orientalism was released on 1978[13].
  • Orientalism's has edition or translation is recorded as Orientalism[14].
  • Orientalism's has edition or translation is recorded as Orientalism[15].
  • Orientalism's main subject is orientalism[16].
  • Orientalism's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Orientalism'}[17].
  • Orientalism's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': '"On June 13, 1910, Arthur James Balfour lectured the House of Commons on ""the problems with which we have to deal in Egypt."""'}[18].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Orientalism authored Edward Said[3]. Orientalism was published by Vintage Books[6].

Publication

Orientalism was released on 1978[13]. Orientalism's language of work or name is recorded as English[11]. Genres include non-fiction[7], postcolonialism[8], literary criticism[9], and history of ideas[10].

Subject and Themes

Orientalism's main subject is orientalism[16].

Why It Matters

Orientalism has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Orientalism is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Publisher Vintage Books
    Language of work or name English
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