Orientalism conventionally describes those acad-emic disciplines, like history and comparative philology, which specialize in the study of ‘the Orient’, usually taken to mean Asia and the *Middle East. Specialists in the anthropology of...

At a surprisingly late stage in the debate, anthropological historians drew attention to the fact that colonialism was not a homogeneous process, and that particular colonizing projects were, moreover, frequently internally divided and contested...

ORIENTALISM. Once associated with the exotic "Eastern" themes and styles of Eugene Delacroix's, James McNeill Whistler's, and John Singer Sargent's paintings; Victor Hugo's Les Orientales; and Gustave...

Orientalism refers to two intellectual trends in the West: the appearance or deliberate cultivation in literature and art of stylistic and aesthetic traits reminiscent of Asian cultures, which began in eighteenth-century Europe; and, in the eighteenth...

Orientalism is the study of Near and Far Eastern societies and cultures, languages, and peoples by Western scholars. It can also refer to the imitation or depiction of aspects of Eastern cultures in the West by writers, designers and artists. In the...

ArcelorMittal, the world's biggest steel company, said it was in talks with China Oriental Group Ltd. about increasing its stake in the Chinese steel products maker.ArcelorMittal bought a 28 percent stake in China Oriental for $647 million earlier this month.The Luxembourg-based steelmaker said in a...

ArcelorMittal, the world's largest steelmaker, said Friday it will offer at least $1.65 billion for the remaining shares in China Oriental Group Co. that it does not own after a ruling by Hong Kong's securities regulator.But an analyst said Beijing was unlikely to give its...

At colleges around the country this summer, one topic has vaulted to the top of the agenda at freshman orientation: campus safety.The nation's first incoming freshmen since last spring's shootings at Virginia Tech are heading to class soon, and colleges have been fielding more questions...

An invasive beetle that's native to Japan has been discovered in Indiana for the first time as the plant-munching insect edges further into the Midwest.Purdue University entomologist Doug Richmond said a graduate student recently found an unusual beetle in Tippecanoe County and identified it at...

In the following essay, Meyer discusses how the recurring theme of overpowered Eastern women in Romantic Orientalist texts reflects cultural, political, and ideological struggles between East and West in the nineteenth century.

In the following excerpt, Said explores the treatment of Oriental culture in the West, contending that the limitations of Orientalism stem from disregarding, essentializing, and denuding another culture, people, or geographical region.

In the following excerpt, Majeed explores Robert Southey's two Oriental romances, Thalaba the Destroyer and The Curse of Kehama, in terms of his attempt to discern historical patterns.