Waiting for the Barbarians: A Tribute to Edward Said: A Tribute to Edward W. Said - Hardcover

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9781844672455: Waiting for the Barbarians: A Tribute to Edward Said: A Tribute to Edward W. Said

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ISBN 10: 184467245X ISBN 13: 9781844672455

Publisher: Verso Books, 2008

In engaging with the richly varied and seminal scholarship of Edward Said, "Waiting for the Barbarians" aims to recover the notion of culture as a collective, hybrid and plural experience, in light of the political imperative that rules our present. In bringing together some of the figures most closely associated with Said and his scholarship, this comprehensive volume looks at Said, the literary critic and public intellectual, Palestine, and Said's intellectual legacy: the future through the lens of his work.

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Waiting for the Barbarians Intends to recover the notion of culture as a collective, hybrid and plural experience, in light of the political imperative that rules us. In bringing together some of the figures closely associated with Said and his scholarship, this volume looks at Said, the literary critic and public intellectual, Palestine, and Said's intellectual legacy. Full description

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EdwardSaid s anger against injustice must become ours, and his pen thatchallenged the sword must become our weapon in the battle for humanvalues.--Elias Khoury Edward Said s anger against injustice must become ours, and his pen that challenged the sword must become our weapon in the battle for human values. --Elias Khoury "Edward Said's anger against injustice must become ours, and his pen that challenged the sword must become our weapon in the battle for human values."--Elias Khoury

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