Edward Said (SAGE Masters in Modern Social Thought series) [Hardcover]

Patrick Williams (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0761970541 | ISBN-13: 978-0761970545 | Publication Date: March 8, 2001 | Edition: Four-Volume Set

By a wide measure of assent, Edward Said is one of the most important scholars examining society, politics and culture. A Palestinian-American, his life has been shaped by the cross-currents of race, globalization and nationalist violence. Said has emerged as a leading figure in the dialogue between occidentalism and orientalism, making seminal contributions to our understanding of colonialism, postcolonialism and the responsibilities of criticism. He is one of the figures cited most frequently in the Social Science Citation Index, and one of the few, genuinely global, public intellectuals.

This exhaustive and unparalleled collection draws together the essential writings on Said's thought in a collection which any serious s

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About the Author

Norman K. Denzin is Distinguished Professor of Communications, College of Communications Scholar, and Research Professor of Communications, Sociology and Humanities, at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He is the author, editor, or co-editor of numerous books, including The Qualitative Manifesto, Qualitative Inquiry Under Fire, and Performance Ethnography: Critical Pedagogy and the Politics of Culture. He is past editor of The Sociological Quarterly, co-editor of Qualitative Inquiry, founding editor of Cultural Studies-Critical Methodologies, editor of International Review of Qualitative Research, editor of Studies in Symbolic Interaction, and founding Director of the International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry.

Yvonna S. Lincoln is Professor of Higher Education and Educational Administration at Texas A & M University. She is author, coauthor, or editor of such books as Naturalistic Inquiry and Fourth Generation Evaluation (both with Egon G. Guba), and Organizational Theory and Inquiry. Vice President of Division J (Postsecondary Education) of the American Educational Research Association, Dr. Lincoln formerly served as president of the American Evaluation Association and is the recipient of many prestigious awards. Dr. Lincoln coedited, with Dr. Denzin, the Handbook of Qualitative Research.

 

--This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1656 pages
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd; Four-Volume Set edition (March 8, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761970541
• ISBN-13: 978-0761970545
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 6.2 x 4.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,419,698 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)