{"product_id":"culture-and-resistance-9781608463138","title":"Culture and Resistance","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdward W. Said\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003ediscusses the centrality of popular resistance to his understanding of culture, history, and social change. He reveals his thoughts on the war on terrorism, the war in Afghanistan, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and lays out a compelling vision for a secular, democratic future in the Middle East--and globally.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdward W. Said's\u003c\/strong\u003e books include \u003cem\u003eOrientalism, The Question of Palestine, Covering Islam, Culture and Imperialism\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Politics of Dispossession\u003c\/em\u003e. He has also published a memoir, \u003cem\u003eOut of Place\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Barsamian\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eis the producer of the critically acclaimed program Alternative Radio.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEdward Said, internationally renowned Columbia University professor, practically invented the field of post-colonial studies. His great work, \u003cem\u003eOrientalism\u003c\/em\u003e has been translated into many languages and is widely used in colleges and universities.\u003cem\u003e The New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e called him, \"one of the most influential literary and cultural critics in the world.\" As one of the few advocates for Palestinian rights in the U.S., he was the target of vilification, death threats and vandalism. The \u003cem\u003eEconomist\u003c\/em\u003e said he \"repudiated terrorism in all its forms and was a passionate, eloquent and persistent advocate for justice for the dispossessed Palestinians.\" He was a trenchant critic not just of Israeli policies, but also of Arafat, the corrupt coterie around him and the despotic Arab regimes. He felt strongly that intellectuals had a special responsibility to speak out against injustice, challenge power, confront hegemonic thinking and provide alternatives. His friend Noam Chomsky said of him, \"Said was one of the most remarkable and influential intellectuals of the last half century. Much of his immense effort and talent was dedicated to overcoming the insularity, prejudice, self-righteousness, apologetics that are among the pathologies of power and defending the rights of the victims.\" His memoir \u003cem\u003eOut of Place\u003c\/em\u003e won the New Yorker Book of the Year Award. He published two books of interviews with David Barsamian, \u003cem\u003eThe Pen \u0026amp; the Sword\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e Culture \u0026amp; Resistance. \u003c\/em\u003eEdward Said died in New York on September 25, 2003.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Haymarket Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50614575628562,"sku":"9781608463138","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d64efe5a-c29a-4c10-96b6-1fb5a42b25b4.jpg?v=1732450354","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/culture-and-resistance-9781608463138","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}