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Originally Posted by paola
Whatever happens, it is going to be a very interesting read this month!
Still, I am going to add another one with my last nomination, Edward Said "Covering Islam: How the Media and the Experts Determine How We See the Rest of the World".
I have only read essays, but Edward Said surely knew how to write. This books is available as ebook (unlike Orientalism), and given the current events in the Mediterranean I thought it may be interesting. Nevertheless, if we believe this to be too recent and/or controversial to qualify, I'd be happy to think of something else, or second one other of the beautiful list of books that have been named already.
Here is the blurb from Amazon
while here is a Wikipedia article on the book.
Inkmesh |
I am seconding your choice Paola. Controversy is the shortest way to advance understanding.