Orientalism as a concept was first applied to Western colonial views of the East. Subsequently, different types of orientalism were discovered but the premise was that these took their lead from Western-style orientalism, applying it in different circumstances. This book, on the other hand, argues that the diffusion of interpretations and techniques in orientalism was not uni-directional, and that the different orientologies – Western, Soviet and oriental orientologies – were interlocked, in such a way that a change in any one of them affected the others; that the different orientologies did not develop in isolation from each other; and that, importantly, those being orientalised were active, not passive, players in shaping how the views of themselves were developed.
| ISBN: | 9781138102033 |
| Publication date: | 25th May 2017 |
| Author: | Michael Kemper |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 236 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Studies in the History of Russia and Eastern Europe |
| Genres: |
Regional / International studies Popular culture Politics and government Sociology Ethnic studies Colonialism and imperialism Social and cultural anthropology Regional geography |