Ivan Davidson Kalmar is Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Toronto. His publications include The Trotskys, Freuds, and Woody Allens: Portrait of a Culture (1994). Derek J. Penslar is Zacks Professor of History and Director of the Jewish Studies Program at the University of Toronto. His most recent publication is Shylock's Children: Economics and Jewish Identity in Modern Europe (2001).
"De Haan's Orientalism did not provide a way out for the Jews of
Palestine since, among other things, it made no allowance for the
Arabs' legitimate aspirations for independence from the British.
But Zionist Occidentalism has not provided a way out either. Rather
than siding with the East or the West, perhaps the real aim should
be to rise above both."--The Nation
"Fascinating volume."--Middle East Quarterly
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A stunning example of the productive engagement of Jewish history
with postcolonial studies. American Historical Review"
Inspired by Edward Said's Orientalism, the twelve contributors to
this book analyze from anthropological, cultural, historical,
literary, and religious perspectives how Jews fit into the Western
imagining of the Orient, both intellectually and popularly. Journal
of Palestine Studies"
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