Orientalism

Author Edward Said Palestinian-American

Publisher Pantheon Books American

1978

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 458

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Overview

Title: Orientalism
Author: Edward Said (Palestinian-American, Jerusalem 1935–2003 New York)
Publisher: Pantheon Books
Date: 1978
Geography: New York, New York
Medium: Offset printed
Dimensions: xi, 368 pages ; 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm) x 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm)
Credit Line: Thomas J. Watson Library
Object Number: DS12 .S24 1978
Curatorial Department: Thomas J. Watson Library

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