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Orientalism, Philology, and the Illegibility of the Modern World (Europe’s Legacy in the Modern World)

SKU: 9781350117372

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Explore the critical relationship between Orientalism, philology, and the modern world. This insightful study offers a groundbreaking reinterpretation, revealing how European linguistic approaches shaped the global history of knowledge and our very access to reality. It examines the crisis of meaning stemming from attempts to connect language to the ‘real,’ making it invaluable for understanding cultural history and European legacy. Essential reading for scholars and students in philology, linguistics, and cultural theory seeking to historicise intellectual debates.

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