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FOR lANET AND IBRAIDM
Contents
Acknoewdlgments
xi
Introduct1i on
Chapte1r The Scopeo fO rientalism
I.K nowingO rtihenet a3l1
III.m aginGaetoigvrea apnhdy RIetpsr esetnitoans:
OrientalktihnOegr iental4 9
Ul. Projec7t3s
IV. Crisi9s2
Chapte2r OrientaSltirsutc tuarnedsR estructures
I.R edraFwrno ntRieedresfi,nI esds uSeesc,u larized
Religion11 3
n. SilvedseSt arcaeyn Edrn esRte DaRna:t ional
AnthropoalnodPg hyi loloLgaibcoarla to1r2y3
Ill. ORreiseindtaeannlSdc ceh olaTrhseh ip:
RequiremoefLn etxsi cograanpdIh mya gina""t i1o4n9
IVP.i lgarnidPm isl griBmraigteaisns,Fdh r ench
166
Chapte3r OrientaINioswm
I.L ateanntdM anifOersite ntal2i0s1m
IT. StylEex,p ertViissei,Oo rni:te anlisWmo'rsl delsisn 226
IIIM.o dernA nglo-FOrreinecnht ianFl uilslmFe lsotw er
255
IVT.h eL atePshta se
284
Notes 329
Index
351
Acknowledgments
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Introduction
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On a vistiotB eirduutr itnhge t erricbilvewi alr o f1 975�1976
a Frencjho urnalwirsottr ee gretfouflt lhyeg uttdeodw ntowanc ea
tha"ti hta do ncsee emedt obe lontg o. ..t heO rieonftC hateau
brianadn dN ervalH.e" wla sr ighatb outth ep lacoef,c ourse,
especiaslolf ya ra sa Europeawna sc oncerneTdh.e O rienwta s
almosat E uropeainn ventainodnh ,a db eens incaen tiquai ptlya ce
ofr omanceex,o tbieci ngs, hamuenmtoirniagen sdl andscarpees,
markabelxep erieNnocwei st.w asd isappeairnia n sge;n sieth ad
happenedi,tt si mew aso verP.e rhaiptss eemedi rreletvhaantt
Orienttahlesm selvesso mheatdh iatns gt akient hep rocestsh,a t
eveinn t het imoef C hateaubrainadNn edr vaOlr ienthaaldls i ved
theraen,dt hanto wi tw ast hewyh ow erseu ffertihnemg a;i nt hing
fort heE uropevains iwtaosra Europeraenp resentoaftt hieo n
Orieanntd i tcso ntempofraatrbeyo, t ohf w hichha da privileged
communsailg nificfaontrch eje o urnalainsdht i Fsr encrhe aders.
Americawnisln lo tf eelq uitteh es amea boutth eO rienwth,i ch
fotrh emi sm uchm orel iketloby e a ssocivaetredydi fferewnittlhy
theF arE as(t Chinaan dJ a2anm.a inlyU)n.l ikteh eA mericans,
thFer encahn dt hBer itish-slotes hsGe e rmanRsu.s siaSnpsa,n ish,
PortuguIetsael,i aanndSs w,i ss-hahvaeda lontgr adiotfiw ohna t
Is hablelc alliOnrgi entaa/ wiasymo f.c omintgot ermwsi tthh e
Orientth aits baosnet dh eO rienstp'esc ipalla cien E uropean
Westeernx perieTnhceOe r.i einstn oto nlayd jacteonE tu ropiet;
isa lstoh pel acoefE urope'gsr eataensdrt i chaensdto ldescto lonies,
thes ourocfei tcsi vilizaantdil oannsg uaigtecssu ,l tucroanlt estant,
ando neo fi tdsee pest andm ostr ecurriimnagg eosft heO ther.
In addititohneO, r iehnats h elpteodd efinEeu rope( ort heW est)
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