The Narrative Of The Occident
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Author |
: Georg Schmid |
Publisher |
: Peter Lang |
Total Pages |
: 472 |
Release |
: 2009 |
ISBN-10 |
: 3631575629 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9783631575628 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (29 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Narrative of the Occident by : Georg Schmid
Civilizations «narrate themselves» in order to establish legitimacy, succeed against others, portray their own merits to their best advantage. The results express societal dynamics, yet also have a retroactive effect and decisively influence the self-conceptions of the «initiating societies». Political philosophies, interpretations of history and social perceptions of artistic achievements all contribute to these narratives. The dignified components, however, are by no means the sole or even the most important ones. Distinction in material culture (technological proficiency, popular art forms, etc.) or economic adroitness are even more consequential. The occidental narrative has been badly vacillating lately. Its severe crisis - due in part to a lack of collective self-confidence, but also to disagreements between its main strands - merits a meticulous analysis of a multitude of criteria. The resulting critique is embedded in reflections on a general theory of narrativity.
Author |
: Edward W. Said |
Publisher |
: Vintage |
Total Pages |
: 434 |
Release |
: 2014-10-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780804153867 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0804153868 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (67 Downloads) |
Synopsis Orientalism by : Edward W. Said
A groundbreaking critique of the West's historical, cultural, and political perceptions of the East that is—three decades after its first publication—one of the most important books written about our divided world. "Intellectual history on a high order ... and very exciting." —The New York Times In this wide-ranging, intellectually vigorous study, Said traces the origins of "orientalism" to the centuries-long period during which Europe dominated the Middle and Near East and, from its position of power, defined "the orient" simply as "other than" the occident. This entrenched view continues to dominate western ideas and, because it does not allow the East to represent itself, prevents true understanding.
Author |
: Oswald Spengler |
Publisher |
: Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages |
: 500 |
Release |
: 1991 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0195066340 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780195066340 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (40 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Decline of the West by : Oswald Spengler
Spengler's work describes how we have entered into a centuries-long "world-historical" phase comparable to late antiquity, and his controversial ideas spark debate over the meaning of historiography.
Author |
: Galina I. Yermolenko |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 361 |
Release |
: 2016-04-08 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781317061175 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1317061179 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (75 Downloads) |
Synopsis Roxolana in European Literature, History and Culture by : Galina I. Yermolenko
This collection is the first book-length scholarly study of the pervasiveness and significance of Roxolana in the European imagination. Roxolana, or "Hurrem Sultan," was a sixteenth-century Ukrainian woman who made an unprecedented career from harem slave and concubine to legal wife and advisor of the Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent (1520-1566). Her influence on Ottoman affairs generated legends in many a European country. The essays gathered here represent an interdisciplinary survey of her legacy; the contributors view Roxolana as a transnational figure that reflected the shifting European attitudes towards "the Other," and they investigate her image in a wide variety of sources, ranging from early modern historical chronicles, dramas and travel writings, to twentieth-century historical novels and plays. Also included are six European source texts featuring Roxolana, here translated into modern English for the first time. Importantly, this collection examines Roxolana from both Western and Eastern European perspectives; source material is taken from England, Italy, France, Spain, Germany, Turkey, Poland, and Ukraine. The volume is an important contribution to the study of early modern transnationalism, cross-cultural exchange, and notions of identity, the Self, and the Other.
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Publisher |
: Tigran Aivazian |
Total Pages |
: 1477 |
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: |
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: 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Synopsis The British Study Edition of the Urantia Papers Book [A4 PDF] by :
Author |
: Esther Mavengano |
Publisher |
: Springer Nature |
Total Pages |
: 435 |
Release |
: 2024-01-13 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9783031428838 |
ISBN-13 |
: 3031428838 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (38 Downloads) |
Synopsis Sub-Saharan Political Cultures of Deceit in Language, Literature, and the Media, Volume II by : Esther Mavengano
This two-volume set charts a cross-disciplinary discursive terrain that proffers rich insights about deceit in contemporary postcolonial Sub-Saharan African politics. In an attempt to produce a nuanced and multifaceted academic dialoguing platform, the two volumes have a particular focus on the aspects of treachery, fear of difference (oppositional politics), and discourses/semiotics of mis/self-representation. The major aim of the proposed volumes is to contribute toward the often problematised conversations about the unfolding (post)colonial Sub-Saharan world which is topical in decolonial and Pan-African studies.The volumes seek to place political thinking and postcolonial political systems under the scholarly gaze with the view to highlight and enhance the participation of African cross-disciplinary scholarship in the postcolonial political processes of the continent. Most significantly, it is through such probing of the limitations of our own disciplinary perspectives which can help us appreciate the complexity of the postcolonial Sub-Saharan African politics. The first volume uses Zimbabwe as a case study, while the second volume examines postcolonial politics in Sub-Saharan Africa more broadly.The first volume uses Zimbabwe as a case study, while the second volume examines postcolonial politics in Sub-Saharan Africa more broadly.The first volume uses Zimbabwe as a case study, while the second volume examines postcolonial politics in Sub-Saharan Africa more broadly.
Author |
: Barrett Harper Clark |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 1096 |
Release |
: 1925 |
ISBN-10 |
: PSU:000045746260 |
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: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (60 Downloads) |
Synopsis Great Short Stories of the World by : Barrett Harper Clark
177 short stories.
Author |
: Firoozeh Papan-Matin |
Publisher |
: BRILL |
Total Pages |
: 256 |
Release |
: 2010 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789004174139 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9004174133 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (39 Downloads) |
Synopsis Beyond Death by : Firoozeh Papan-Matin
Ayn al-Qu t al-Hamadh n (d. 1131) is a defining mystic of medieval Iran whose teachings influenced many Iranian and Indian scholars after him. A major focus in his work is his approach to death as a state of consciousness. Drawing on medieval manuscripts and primary sources, this book offers insight on this mystic and his perception of death.
Author |
: Occidental Medical Times |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 862 |
Release |
: 1900 |
ISBN-10 |
: UCAL:B2951334 |
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: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (34 Downloads) |
Synopsis Occidental Medical Times, Combining the Pacific Record of Medicine and Surgery and the Occidental Medical Times0 by : Occidental Medical Times
Author |
: Olivia Rathbone |
Publisher |
: Chelsea Green Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 418 |
Release |
: 2015-04-11 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781603585132 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1603585133 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (32 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Occidental Arts and Ecology Center Cookbook by : Olivia Rathbone
"The Occidental Arts and Ecology Center Cookbook is a beautifully illustrated collection of 200 unique and delicious vegetarian recipes from the renowned California-based farm, educational retreat center, and eco-thinktank"--