The following will offer a review of Orientalism, in particular drawing on the role of ‘essentialism’ in his book. The so-called ‘East’ in his account was the geographical territory spanning Asia, North Africa and the Middle East whilst the ‘West’ was seen as the European Great Powers and, later, North America. Naomi Potter (Bsc Politics and International Relations) undertakes an analytical review of Edward Said’s seminal book, Orientalism (1978).Įdward Said, a Palestinian academic working in the mid-late 20 th century, wrote Orientalism (1978) in order to underline the essentialising narratives of Western scholars which he saw as dominating the East throughout history.
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