In Orientalism,the author Edward W.Said stated that the Orient is negatively defined and serves to support the West'ssuperiority and strength.Citing a number of discourses and texts in the book,he broke the bounda...In Orientalism,the author Edward W.Said stated that the Orient is negatively defined and serves to support the West'ssuperiority and strength.Citing a number of discourses and texts in the book,he broke the boundary between knowledge and poli-tics,and further examined how the knowledge that the Western colonial powers shaped about the Orient assisted to make a de-praved picture of the colonies,to justify their colonial ambition and suppression.Nevertheless,although Said attempted to explainthe selection of the oriental area in his discussion,a vast area of the Far East,such as China and Japan is excluded.Furthermore,he regarded the Orient as a completely passive colony,and negated any resistance from the Orient.展开更多
The Palestinian Nation has been haunted by an extremely embarrassing situation for a long time,and the goal to build a state is out of reach.Edward Said was a Palestinian-American intellectual,and he plunged into the ...The Palestinian Nation has been haunted by an extremely embarrassing situation for a long time,and the goal to build a state is out of reach.Edward Said was a Palestinian-American intellectual,and he plunged into the specific history of the Palestinian liberation struggle.Said’s understanding of Palestinian nationalism is filled with contradictions.He was unequivocally opposed to nationalism in theory,but in practical political activities,he had a strong and sincere feeling of national identity in the Middle East identity which determines his national emotional trends.After studying Said’s thoughts in the context of Palestinian nationalism,this paper will tap deeply into Said’s sense of national crisis as well as the content of the struggle to arouse the people together and to inspire greater understanding and peace-loving people to support the Palestinian cause of liberation.展开更多
文摘In Orientalism,the author Edward W.Said stated that the Orient is negatively defined and serves to support the West'ssuperiority and strength.Citing a number of discourses and texts in the book,he broke the boundary between knowledge and poli-tics,and further examined how the knowledge that the Western colonial powers shaped about the Orient assisted to make a de-praved picture of the colonies,to justify their colonial ambition and suppression.Nevertheless,although Said attempted to explainthe selection of the oriental area in his discussion,a vast area of the Far East,such as China and Japan is excluded.Furthermore,he regarded the Orient as a completely passive colony,and negated any resistance from the Orient.
基金This research is jointly funded by the“Academic Innovation Team”of Shanghai International Studies University(“Big Powers’Middle East Security Strategies Since 1991”)Shanghai International Studies University“211”program(Stage III)the Key Discipline of Shanghai(B702).
文摘The Palestinian Nation has been haunted by an extremely embarrassing situation for a long time,and the goal to build a state is out of reach.Edward Said was a Palestinian-American intellectual,and he plunged into the specific history of the Palestinian liberation struggle.Said’s understanding of Palestinian nationalism is filled with contradictions.He was unequivocally opposed to nationalism in theory,but in practical political activities,he had a strong and sincere feeling of national identity in the Middle East identity which determines his national emotional trends.After studying Said’s thoughts in the context of Palestinian nationalism,this paper will tap deeply into Said’s sense of national crisis as well as the content of the struggle to arouse the people together and to inspire greater understanding and peace-loving people to support the Palestinian cause of liberation.
