{"product_id":"places-of-mind-paperback-1","title":"Places of Mind - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTimothy Brennan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003eEditors' Choice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first comprehensive biography of the most influential, controversial, and celebrated Palestinian intellectual of the twentieth century. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBoth controversial and beloved, Edward Said was the pioneer of postcolonial studies, a tireless champion for his native Palestine, and an erudite literary critic whose books, namely \u003ci\u003eOrientalism\u003c\/i\u003e, continue to impact students and thinkers today. In \u003ci\u003ePlaces of Mind\u003c\/i\u003e, Timothy Brennan--who studied under Said and remained a friend until Said's death in 2003--provides the first complete biography of his thesis adviser, who emerges as a self-doubting, tender, eloquent advocate of literature's dramatic effects on politics and civic life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCharting the intertwined routes of Said's intellectual development, \u003ci\u003ePlaces of Mind \u003c\/i\u003ereveals him to be a brilliant iconoclast: a cajoler and strategist, a New York intellectual with a foot in Beirut, an orchestra impresario in Weimar and Ramallah, a raconteur on national television, a Palestinian negotiator at the State Department, and an actor in films in which he played himself. Brennan traces the Arab influences on Said's thinking along with the tutelage by Lebanese statesmen, offbeat modernist auteurs, and New York literati as Said grew into a scholar whose writings changed the face of university life forever. With both intimidating intellect and charm, Said melded these teachings into a groundbreaking and influential countertradition of radical humanism set against the backdrop of techno-scientific dominance and religious war. With unparalleled clarity, he gave the humanities a new authority in the age of Reaganism, one that continues today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on the testimony of family, friends, students, and antagonists alike, and aided by FBI files and Said's unpublished writings, drafts of novels, and personal letters, \u003ci\u003ePlaces of Mind\u003c\/i\u003e synthesizes Said's intellectual breadth and influence into an unprecedented, intimate, and compelling portrait of one of the great minds of the twentieth century.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTimothy Brennan\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eAt Home in the World: Cosmopolitanism Now\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eBorrowed Light: Vico, Hegel, and the Colonies\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eSalman Rushdie and the Third World: Myths of the Nation\u003c\/i\u003e. His writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other publications. He teaches humanities at the University of Minnesota and has received fellowships from the Fulbright Program, the American Council of Learned Societies, the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, and the National Endowment for the Humanities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.1 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 22, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52463729377587,"sku":"9781250829689","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/NWh0bWF3Z0RLUDZqbHRRNlBMSzdmZz09_5c2adc38-080d-4078-87bc-c2a5664a6c9a.webp?v=1759240636","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/places-of-mind-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}