Timothy MitchellWestern conceptions of order and truthcolonial encounterdeconstructive theorynineteenth-century Egypt
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Extending deconstructive theory to historical and political analysis, Timothy Mitchell examines the peculiarity of Western conceptions of order and truth through a re-reading of Europe's colonial encounter with nineteenth-century Egypt.
Key Findings
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A re-reading of Europe's nineteenth-century colonization of Egypt reveals how colonial practices shaped Western ideas of order and truth.
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Deconstructive theory can be extended to analyze historical and political phenomena, not just literary texts.
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Examining the colonial encounter uncovers political and historical dimensions that challenge standard accounts of European modernity.
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Western conceptions of order and truth are historically peculiar rather than universal, as shown through colonial encounters.
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Europe's colonial encounter with nineteenth-century Egypt
Research Subject
Peculiarity of Western conceptions of order and truth as revealed through a deconstructive re-reading of that colonial encounter
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1991-10-11
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