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COVERING ISLAM
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| By: |
Edward W. Said |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£12.99 |
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£9.48 |
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| ISBN 10: |
009959501X |
| ISBN 13: |
9780099595014 |
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| Publisher: |
VINTAGE PUBLISHING |
| Pub. date: |
1 June, 1996 |
| Edition: |
Fully Revised ed |
| Pages: |
272 |
| Description: |
A penetrating look at the way in which experts, policy-makers and the media have dealt with the crisis in Iran and the Middle East. With examples, Said demonstrates that the government-business establishment has produced a portrait of Islam and Muslims based on ignorance, inaccuracy and prejudice. |
| Synopsis: |
From the Iranian hostage crisis through the Gulf War and the World Trade Centre bombing, the West has been haunted by a spectre called 'Islam'. As portrayed by the news media - and by a chorus of government, academic and corporate experts - 'Islam' is synonymous with terrorism and religious hysteria. At the same time, Islamic countries use Islam to justify unrepresentative and often oppressive regimes. In this landmark work, for which he has written a new introduction, one of our foremost public thinkers examines the origins and repercussions of the media's monolithic images of Islam. Combining political commentary with literary criticism, Edward Said reveals the hidden assumptions and distortions of fact that underlie even the most 'objective' coverage of the Islamic world. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Vintage |
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