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Edward Said: The Idea of Empire

19931h MovieDocumentary

Edward Said, a Palestinan writer, academic and exile, talks about his book "Culture and Imperialism" and explains how the attitudes forged over the last 200 years continue to enforce the relationship between the west and the developing world.

DirectorsFrancis Hanly·Tim May

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Cast · Directed by Francis Hanly

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