Edward Said's groundbreaking book explained
- Written by: Cyma Hibri, PhD, University of Sydney
The original cover art of Edward Said's book was this Orientalist painting by Jean Leon Gerome: Le charmeur de serpentsWikimediaWhether you’re conscious of it or not, you likely have a vivid mental image of what the Middle East looks and sounds like. You might envision a sparse landscape, the air warped by heat and yellowed with flurries of...