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Copyright Conventions. Published in the United States by Random House, Inc.. New York, and in Canada by Random House of Canada Limited, Toronto. Originally published by Pantheon Books, A Division of Random House, Inc., in November 1978. Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Said, Edward W. Orientalism. Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Asia—Foreign opinion, Occidental. 2. Near _ East—Foreign opinion, Occidental. 3. Asia—Study andteaching, 4. Near East—Studyand teaching. 5. Imperialism. 6. Eastand West. I. Title. DS12.S824 1979 950°.07'2 79-10497 ISBN 0-394-74067-X Manufactured tn the United States of America Cover: Jean-Léon Gérdme, The Snake Charmer (detail), courtesy of the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts. Since this copyright page cannot accommodate all the permissions acknowledgments, they are to be found on the following two pages.

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