The Pen and the Sword
Conversations with Edward Said
"Said is forthright, even blunt, and he demonstrates a thrilling capacity for integrating culture and politics."—Publishers Weekly
Gathered here are five wide-ranging interviews with the internationally renowned Palestinian scholar and critic Edward Said (1935-2003). In conversation with David Barsamian, director of Alternative Radio, these interviews cover a broad range of topics: the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; Professor Said's groundbreaking work of literary scholarship, Orientalism; music; and much more. With an introduction by Eqbal Ahmad, and a new preface from Nubar Hovsepian, this is an indispensable introduction to one of the twentieth century's foremost critical intellectuals.
Reviews
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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."
Other books by David Barsamian and Edward W. Said
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The Architecture of Modern Empire
by David Barsamian and Arundhati Roy -
Imperial Ambitions
by David Barsamian and Noam Chomsky -
Power Systems
by David Barsamian and Noam Chomsky -
Notes on Resistance
by David Barsamian and Noam Chomsky -
Chronicles of Dissent
by David Barsamian and Noam Chomsky
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Culture and Resistance
by David Barsamian and Edward W. Said -
Confronting Empire
by Eqbal Ahmad and David Barsamian -
Propaganda and the Public Mind
by David Barsamian and Noam Chomsky