The Emergence of American Occidentalism in Literature and Culture: The Disguised Identity (1) (Routledge Research in American Literature and Culture)

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The book presents an innovative conceptualization of Western thought, casting the discourse of black and white intellectuals and politicians as a treatise on Occidentalism. It envisions American Occidentalism as an inner discourse where Critical Occidentalists interact textually and historically in response to the prevailing crosscurrents. To capture this narrativity, the first chapter establishes the book’s new terminology, rereads ancient Greek texts, and critiques the works of key anthropologists like James G. Carrier and Fernando Coronil, as well as cultural theorists such as Hassan Hanafi, Xiaomei Chen, and Ian Buruma and Avishai Margalit. The other three chapters analyze the Occidentalist tendency in the discursive, official, and intellectual practices of the Early Republic, the twentieth century, and the twenty-first century. Ideal for scholars and individuals interested in postcolonial theory, (African) American literature, and political sciences, this book challenges readers to see the Occident not as a fixed entity, but as a dynamic, self-critical tradition.
Copyright:
2026

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256 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781040678701
Related ISBNs:
9781040589748, 9781032882314, 9781003545804
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Taylor & Francis
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Muthanna Al-Janabi. The right of Muthanna Al-Janabi to be identified as author of this work has been asserted in accordance with sections
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No
Language:
English
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Categories:
Nonfiction, Literature and Fiction, Language Arts, Politics and Government
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