Culture and Imperialism (Magill Book Reviews)
At a glance:
- Author: Edward W. Said
- First Published: 1993
- Type of Work: Literary and cultural criticism
- Genres: Criticism, Nonfiction, History
- Subjects: Culture, Power, personal or social, Politics, Colonialism, Colonies or colonization, Literature, Imperialism
- Locales: Africa, Caribbean, France, United States, Ireland, Great Britain, India, Middle East
“What to read and what to do with that reading, that is the full form of the question.” Thus with enviable concision Edward Said defines the central issues that no one teaching or studying literature today can escape. There is no consensus to fall back on, and indeed much of the interest of Said’s book—for readers outside as well as inside the academic world—lies in the potential of such disagreement to clarify fundamental values.
In one respect, Said’s answer to the question of what to read and what to do with that reading is deeply conservative. He singles out for...
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