Orientalism Versus Occidentalism

Download or Read eBook Orientalism Versus Occidentalism PDF written by Laetitia Nanquette and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-02-28 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Orientalism Versus Occidentalism
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages : 264
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ISBN-10 : 9781786731203
ISBN-13 : 1786731207
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Book Synopsis Orientalism Versus Occidentalism by : Laetitia Nanquette

Book excerpt: This book highlights the role of cultural representations and perceptions, such as when Iran is represented in the French media as a rogue state obsessed with its nuclear programme, and when France is portrayed in the Iranian media as a decadent and imperialist country. Here, Laetitia Nanquette examines the functions, processes, and mechanisms of stereotyping and imagining the "other" that have pervaded the literary traditions of France and Iran when writing about each other. She furthermore analyzes Franco-Iranian relations by exploring the literary traditions of this relationship, the ways in which these have affected individual authors, and how they reflect socio-political realities. With themes that feed into popular debates about the nature of Orientalism and Occidentalism, and how the two interact, this book will be vital for researchers of Middle Eastern literature and its relationship with writings from the West, as well as those working on the cultures of the Middle East.


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