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The Pen And The Sword

Conversations with Edward Said

David Barsamian author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Haymarket Books

Published:25th Mar '10

Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back

The Pen And The Sword cover

We plan to promote this work at major academic, literary, and political conferences. It is also an excellent primer on Said's thought, we will promote it for use in college courses. We will have Galleys for the ME studies Association conference in Boston during Thanksgiving holiday. We will also market this title through co-author David Barsamian's popular Alternative Radio program We will do a mass mailing and emailing to Middle East scholars and activists

Interviews with the late Edward Said, world-renowned literary scholar, cultural critic, and advocate for Palestinian rights.A collection of five wide-ranging interviews with Edward Said (1935-2003), covering topics such as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, his groundbreaking work of literary scholarship Orientalism, critical theory, music and more. Includes a new preface by Eqbal Ahmad.

From Publisher's Weekly: "Through five interviews with the author of Orientalism and Culture and Imperialism, Alternative Radio director Barsamian provides an accessible, engaging introduction to Said's thoughts on topics from Jane Austen to Jerusalem. Said is forthright, even blunt, and he demonstrates a thrilling capacity for integrating culture and politics-discussing, for example, how Joseph Conrad understood imperialism but was unable to see possibilities for national independence movements."

ISBN: 9781931859950

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 217g

172 pages