Three distinguished scholars, Noam Chomsky, Edward Said, and Ramsey Clark examine the background and ramifications of the US conflict with Iraq. These essays provide an analysis of US Arab relations, the contradictions and consequences of US foreign policy towards 'rogue states', and how hostile American actions abroad conflict with UN resolutions and international law.
More than three decades after its first publication, Edward Said's groundbreaking critique of the West's historical, cultural, and political perceptions of the East has become a modern classic. In this wide-ranging, intellectually vigorous study, Said traces the origins of "orientalism" to the centuries-long period during which Europe dominated the Middle and Near East and, from its position of power, defined "the orient" simply as "other than" the occident. This entrenched view continues to dominate western ideas and, because it does not allow the East to represent itself, prevents true understanding. Essential, and still eye-opening, Orientalism remains one of the most important books written about our divided world.