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“Look at situations as contingent, not as inevitable, look at them as the result of a series of historical choices made by men and women, as facts of society made by human beings, and not as natural or god-given, therefore unchangeable, permanent, irreversible.”

Quote by Edward Said

Book:The Edward Said Reader
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The Edward Said Reader

This compilation includes a diverse range of Said's writings, exploring themes of postcolonialism, cultural identity, and the politics of representation in the Middle East. more

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Edward Said
Edward Said

Edward Said was a distinguished American academic, cultural critic, and public intellectual. He served as a professor of English and comparative literature at Columbia University and is widely recognized for his seminal work 'Orientalism', which critically examines the West's depiction of the East. Born on November 1, 1935, in Jerusalem, he passed away on September 24, 2003. more

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