# Edward Said and the Writing of History

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- Book: [Edward Said and the Writing of History](https://www.bookquiver.com/shelley-walia/edward-said-and-the-writing-of-history) ([Edward Said and the Writing of History.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/shelley-walia/edward-said-and-the-writing-of-history.md))
- Authors: [Shelley Walia](https://www.bookquiver.com/shelley-walia)
- Publisher: icon_books
- ISBN: 978-18-4046-270-8
- Pages: 80
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

Said famously argued in 'Orientalism' that the West developed, at the peak of colonial expansion, a body of knowledge that imperialists could use to gain power. Walia investigates the need for alternative 'subaltern' histories and the influences – Foucault, Gramsci – that inspire them. Said famously argued in 'Orientalism' that the West developed, at the peak of colonial expansion, a body of knowledge that imperialists could use to gain power. Walia investigates the need for alternative 'subaltern' histories and the influences – Foucault, Gramsci – that inspire them.