Contending Visions of the Middle East: The History and Politics of Orientalism (The Contemporary Middle East, Series Number 3)

Zachary Lockman's Informed And Thoughtful History Of European Orientalism And U.s. Middle East Studies, The 'clash Of Civilizations' Debate And America's Involvement In The Region Has Become A Highly Recommended And Widely Used Text Since Its Publication In 2004. The Second Edition Of Professor Lockman's Book Brings His Analysis Up To Date By Considering How The Study Of The Middle East Has Evolved In The Intervening Years, In The Context Of The U.s. Occupation Of Iraq And The 'global War On Terror'--provided By Publisher. Zachary Lockman's Informed And Thoughtful History Of European Orientalism And U.s. Middle East Studies, The 'clash Of Civilizations' Debate And America's Involvement In The Region Has Become A Highly Recommended And Widely Used Text Since Its Publication In 2004. The Second Edition Of Professor Lockman's Book Brings His Analysis Up To Date By Considering How The Study Of Themiddle East Has Evolved In The Intervening Years, In The Context Of The U.s. Occupation Of Iraq And The 'global War On Terror'. Zachary Lockman Teachesmodernmiddle Eastern History Atnew York University. His Previous Publications Include Comrades And Enemies: Arab And Jewish Workers In Palestine, 1906-1948 (1996). He Has Served As President Of The Middle East Studies Association, Speaks And Writes Widely On Current Events In The Middle East And U.s. Foreign Policy, And Is A Contributing Editor Of Middle East Report. I--provided By Publisher. In The Beginning -- Islam, The West And The Rest -- Orientalism And Empire -- The American Century -- Turmoil In The Field -- Said's Orientalism : A Book And Its Aftermath -- After Orientalism? Zachary Lockman. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Frontmatter List of maps (page vii) Acknowledgments (page ix) Preface to the second edition (page x) Maps (page xiv) Introduction (page 1) 1 In the beginning (page 8) 2 Islam, the West and the rest (page 38) 3 Orientalism and empire (page 66) 4 The American century (page 100) 5 Turmoil in the field (page 149) 6 Said's Orientalism: a book and its aftermath (page 183) 7 After Orientalism? (page 216) Afterword (page 274) Notes (page 279) Bibliography (page 301) Index (page 312) Machine generated contents note: Introduction; 1. In the beginning; 2. Islam, the West and the rest; 3. Orientalism and empire; 4. The American century; 5. Turmoil in the field; 6. Said's Orientalism: a book and its aftermath; 7. After Orientalism?; Afterword. The second edition of Professor Lockman's book brings his original analysis up to date by considering how the study of the Middle East has evolved in the intervening years, in the context of the US occupation of Iraq and the 'global war on terror'.