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Covering Islam

How the Media and the Experts Determine How We See the Rest of the World

How the Media and the Experts Determine How We See the Rest of the World

By Edward W. Said

By Edward W. Said

By Edward W. Said

By Edward W. Said

Paperback $16.00

Mar 11, 1997 | 272 Pages

Ebook $14.99

Aug 19, 2015 | 272 Pages

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    About Covering Islam

    In this classic work, now updated, the author of Culture and Imperialism reveals the hidden agendas and distortions of fact that underlie even the most “objective” coverage of the Islamic world.

    From the Iranian hostage crisis through the Gulf War and the bombing of the World Trade Center, the American news media have portrayed “Islam” as a monolithic entity, synonymous with terrorism and religious hysteria. At the same time, Islamic countries use “Islam” to justify unrepresentative and often repressive regimes. Combining political commentary with literary criticism, Covering Islam continues Edward Said’s lifelong investigation of the ways in which language not only describes but also defines political reality.

    About Covering Islam

    In this classic work, now updated, the author of Culture and Imperialism reveals the hidden agendas and distortions of fact that underlie even the most “objective” coverage of the Islamic world.

    From the Iranian hostage crisis through the Gulf War and the bombing of the World Trade Center, the American news media have portrayed “Islam” as a monolithic entity, synonymous with terrorism and religious hysteria. At the same time, Islamic countries use “Islam” to justify unrepresentative and often repressive regimes. Combining political commentary with literary criticism, Covering Islam continues Edward Said’s lifelong investigation of the ways in which language not only describes but also defines political reality.


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    About Edward W. Said

    Edward W. Said was born in 1935 in Jerusalem, raised in Jerusalem and Cairo, and educated in the United States, where he attended Princeton (B.A. 1957) and Harvard (M.A. 1960; Ph.D. 1964). In 1963, he began teaching at Columbia University,… More about Edward W. Said

    About Edward W. Said

    Edward W. Said was born in 1935 in Jerusalem, raised in Jerusalem and Cairo, and educated in the United States, where he attended Princeton (B.A. 1957) and Harvard (M.A. 1960; Ph.D. 1964). In 1963, he began teaching at Columbia University,… More about Edward W. Said

    Product Details

    Category: Middle Eastern World History | Politics

    Paperback | $16.00
    Published by Vintage
    Mar 11, 1997 | 272 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780679758907

    Category: Middle Eastern World History | Politics

    Ebook | $14.99
    Published by Vintage
    Aug 19, 2015 | 272 Pages | ISBN 9781101971598

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    Praise

    “No one stuyding the relations between the West and the decolonizing world can ignore Mr. Said’s work.” —The New York Times Book Review

    “Edward Said is a brilliant and unique amalgam of scholar, aesthete, and political activist. . . . He challenges and stimulates our thinking in every area.” —Washington Post Book World

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