Orientalism Chapter Summary & Analysis - Part 3, Orientalism Now: The Latest Phase Summary

Part 3, Orientalism Now: The Latest Phase Summary and Analysis

The world has changed since the World War II years, and so has the power structure among nations. England and France are no longer as dominant as they were and the Arab world is more important in terms of politics and economics. There are a variety of representations that are used that are the subject of this part of the chapter. The first that can be defined are popular images and social science representations. These have to do with how the Arab is represented in terms of dress. This refers to the Arab robes, headgear, and sandals. Add a camel to this picture and this is the Arab caricature that is accepted in the West. After the 1973 war, the Arab was tied more to oil and gas.

"For the Jew of pre-Nazi Europe has bifurcated: what we have now is a Jewish hero, constructed out of a reconstructed cult...
(read more)