Critical Terrains : French and British Orientalisms /

Examining and historicizing the concept of "otherness" in both literature and criticism, Lisa Lowe explores representations of non-European cultures in British and French writings from the eighteenth through the twentieth century. Lowe traces the intersections of culture, class, and sexual...

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Main Author: Lowe, Lisa (Author)
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Language:English
Published: London : Cornell University Press, 1991.
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