Interpreting Chopin : analysis and performance

From The Iranian Hostage Crisis Through The Gulf War And The World Trade Centre Bombing, The West Has Been Haunted By A Spectre Called 'islam'. As Portrayed By The News Media - And By A Chorus Of Government, Academic And Corporate Experts - 'islam' Is Synonymous With Terrorism And Religious Hysteria. At The Same Time, Islamic Countries Use Islam To Justify Unrepresentative And Often Oppressive Regimes. In This Landmark Work, For Which He Has Written A New Introduction, One Of Our Foremost Public Thinkers Examines The Origins And Repercussions Of The Media's Monolithic Images Of Islam. Combining Political Commentary With Literary Criticism, Edward Said Reveals The Hidden Assumptions And Distortions Of Fact That Underlie Even The Most 'objective' Coverage Of The Islamic World. Table of Contents About the Author By the Same Author Title Page Copyright Page Dedication INTRODUCTION TO THE VINTAGE EDITION Introduction CHAPTER ONE ISLAM AS NEWS I. ISLAM AND THE WEST II. COMMUNITIES OF INTERPRETATION III. THE PRINCESS EPISODE IN CONTEXT CHAPTER TWO THE IRAN STORY I. HOLY WAR II. THE LOSS OF IRAN III. UNEXAMINED AND HIDDEN ASSUMPTIONS IV. ANOTHER COUNTRY CHAPTER THREE KNOWLEDGE AND POWER I. THE POLITICS OF INTERPRETING ISLAM: ORTHODOX AND ANTITHETICAL KNOWLEDGE II. KNOWLEDGE AND INTERPRETATION Notes INDEX In order to make a point about alternative energy sources for Americans, Consolidated Edison of New York (Con Ed) ran a striking television advertisement in the summer of 1980. An unusually sharp look at the way in which the U.S. press and experts have dealt with the crisis in the Middle East and Iran.