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Humanism and Democratic Criticism
E. Said
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Description for Humanism and Democratic Criticism
Paperback. Num Pages: 173 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 224.
Traditional humanistic education has been under assault for many years. In this, his final book, Edward Said argues that a more democratic form of humanism - one that aims to incorporate, emancipate, and enlighten - is still possible. Proposing an enhanced dialogue between cultural traditions as a strategy for revitalizing the humanities, Said contends that words are vital agents of historical and political change and that reading teaches people to continually question, upset, and reform. By considering the emerging social responsibilities of writers and intellectuals in an ever more interconnected world and pointing out that the canonized thinkers of today ... Read more
Traditional humanistic education has been under assault for many years. In this, his final book, Edward Said argues that a more democratic form of humanism - one that aims to incorporate, emancipate, and enlighten - is still possible. Proposing an enhanced dialogue between cultural traditions as a strategy for revitalizing the humanities, Said contends that words are vital agents of historical and political change and that reading teaches people to continually question, upset, and reform. By considering the emerging social responsibilities of writers and intellectuals in an ever more interconnected world and pointing out that the canonized thinkers of today ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
173
Condition
New
Number of Pages
154
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9781403947109
SKU
V9781403947109
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About E. Said
EDWARD W. SAID was formerly University Professor in the Department of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University. The author of many books, including Out of Place, Culture and Imperialism, and Orientalism, he died in September 2003.
Reviews for Humanism and Democratic Criticism
Praise for the author: 'One of the leading thinkers of the age.' - The New York Observer 'Edward Said is the most distinguished and cultural critic now writing in America.' - Cornel West 'Said is a brilliant and unique amalgam of scholar, aesthete, and political activist...[He] challenges and stimulates our thinking ... Read more