Orientalism and Islam European Thinkers on Oriental Despotism in the Middle East and India |
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Author:
| Curtis, Michael |
ISBN: | 978-0-521-74961-9 |
Publication Date: | Jun 2009 |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $31.99 |
Book Description:
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This book reveals the complex positive and negative interaction between Europe and the Orient, arguing that the European concept of Oriental despotism was based not on arbitrary prejudicial observation, but rather on perceptions of real processes and behavior in Eastern systems of government.
This book reveals the complex positive and negative interaction between Europe and the Orient, arguing that the European concept of Oriental despotism was based not on arbitrary prejudicial observation, but rather on perceptions of real processes and behavior in Eastern systems of government.