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Decadent Orientalisms : the decay of colonial modernity /

Decadent Orientalisms presents a sustained critique of the ways Orientalism and decadence have formed a joint discursive mode of the imperial imagination. Rather than attending to Orientalism as a repertoire of clichés and stereotypes, Fieni reads both Western and Islamic discourses of decadence to...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Fieni, David (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Fordham University Press, 2020.
Edición:First edition.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Decadent Orientalisms presents a sustained critique of the ways Orientalism and decadence have formed a joint discursive mode of the imperial imagination. Rather than attending to Orientalism as a repertoire of clichés and stereotypes, Fieni reads both Western and Islamic discourses of decadence to show the diffuse, yet coherent network of institutions that have constituted Orientalism's power.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780823286423
0823286428
9780823286416
082328641X