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Binding: PaperbackEAN: 9780140289237 ISBN: 0140289232 Label: Penguin Manufacturer: Penguin Number Of Pages: 416 Publication Date: January 25, 2007 Publisher: Penguin Studio: Penguin Related Items:
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 Rating:  - Demolishes the Orientalists Poistion The absurd one-star review of this brilliant book should not be allowed to stand as Amazon's only review. Superbly reviewed by the Guardian and the Telegraph, by the Spectator and the Independent, and by dozens of others across the world, this is a fair and balanced, rich and passionate defence of those from the Western tradition who have sought to understand the Orient. It demolishes Said's discredited thesis and provides a masterly analysis of the subject. It is a worthy companion to Ibn Warraq's Defending the West. Rating:  - Sheer hypocrisy and eurocentrismThis is the kind of book Tony Blair would have written had he been an Orientalist. And we all know what Blair was capable of. An insignificant book in spite of the author's (misguided) erudition. The attack on Edward W. Said (chapter 9) is particularly malicious and repugnant and totally unnecessary.  Try searching the Internet for "For Lust of Knowing: The Orientalists and Their Enemies" or Ebay for "For Lust of Knowing: The Orientalists and Their Enemies". You might also be interested in the following great products:
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