Orientalism Flashcards
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Theorists on Islam and orientalism/modernisation
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- Lybyer argues that islamic rulers are autocratic
- Jamil Ayden argues that islamic society did not exist until very recently
- Gibb and Bowen’s book Islamic society and the West talks about ‘muslim mind’
2
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Modernisation theorists for and against
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- For: Max Weber, Talcott Parsons
- Against : Immanuel Wallerstein
3
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Orientalist for and against
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For: Edward Said
Against: Bernard Lewis
4
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Who does Said see as Orientalists?
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- Bernard Lewis
- Gibb and Bowen
- Curzon
- Arthur Balfour
- Ernest Renan
- Lawrence of Arabia
5
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Orientalism/modernisation theory serving colonialsim
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- Orientalism served colonialism
- Modernisation theoryserves neo-colonialism
