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Which term did Edward Said develop to describe how Europeans portray the orient as inferior, uncivilised, and strange?
Orientalism
What does the term 'the orient' refer to?
The rising of the sun in the east
How can orientalism be understood?
As Eastern-ism or stereotyping of the East
What does orientalism authorize and justify?
The assertion of Western power over the East
What does orientalism distort and exaggerate?
Cultural and religious differences
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