About this title: In the radically changed and highly charged political atmosphere that has overtaken the United States -- and to varying degrees the rest of the world -- since September 11, 2001, the notion that cultures can harmoniously and productively coexist has come to seem like little more than a quaint fiction. In this time of heightened animosity and aggression, have humanistic values and democratic principles become irrelevant? Are they merely utopian fantasies? Or are they now more urgent and necessary than ever before?Ever since the ascendancy of critical theory and multicultural studies in the ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Date Published: 5-15-04
ISBN-13:9780231122641ISBN:0231122640
Description: FINE. Crisp, clean, unread hardcover with very light shelfwear to the dust jacket and a remainder mark to one edge-NICE! 0.55 lbs. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780231122641ISBN:0231122640
Description: New in new dust jacket. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 154 p. Columbia Themes in Philosophy. Audience: General/trade. Hardcover dj, new book, excellent condition! s read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Columbia Univ Pr, Irvington, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780231122641ISBN:0231122640
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Columbia Univ Pr, Irvington, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780231122641ISBN:0231122640
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Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Columbia Univ Press, New York
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780231122641ISBN:0231122640
Description: xvii, 154 p.; 20 cm. Series: Columbia themes in philosophy. Includes bibliographical references and index. NF condition in like dustjacket. read more
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: COLUMBIA UNIV PR
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780231122641ISBN:0231122640
Description: New. In the radically changed political atmosphere since September 11, 2001, the notion that cultures can harmoniously and fruitfully coexist seems like little more than a quaint fiction. Now, Edward Said argues that the answer may be a more democratic fo... read more
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Date Published: 2004-09-14
ISBN-13:9781403947109ISBN:1403947104
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Binding: PB
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9781403947109ISBN:1403947104
Description: NEAR FINE. Paperback, 176pp., NEW, In the radically changed political atmostphere that has overtaken the United State-and to varying degrees the rest of the world-since September 11, 2001, the notion that cultures can harmoniously and fruitfully coexist seems like little more than a quaint fiction. In this time of heightened animosity and aggression, have humanistic values and democratic principles become irrelevant? >Ever since the ascendancy of critical theory and multicultural studies in ... read more
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"I thought I was reviewing this book when I submitted a review for The Word, The Text, and the Critic. Sorry for the confusion! This small book is a treasure: clear, challenging, and redemptive, if I might use that word, a tribute to the art of reading and the place of reading in the world in all its geographical, historical, and personal depth. Students of the humanities and all who are engaged with humanity will gain new perspective and much pleasure from this last completed book of Edward W. Said. He rescues humanism from its spurious defenders. A perfect legacy to the world!"
"update 1: I categorically refuse to accept that supercede is an acceptable spelling (p. 12). I blame that on Prof. Bilgrami. Nevertheless, I am still loving this book."
"Aimed at an academic audience, this book assumes a certain familiarity with debates within literature departments; I did not find it very interesting, though clearly expressed."
"in defense of the humanist tradition, edward said criticizes the traditionalists who limit the canon to the Euro-centric, masculine literary tradition and encourages the canon to be inclusive and all-encompassing. Said also calls on intellectuals to assume more active, public roles, especially in the post-9/11 milieu, an era of not only the curtailment of rights but also freedom of thought. said's lectures vindicate the humanist tradition and defends it."
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