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Editorial Reviews - Arab Americans by Occupation From the Publisher Chapters: Arab American Artists, Arab American Comedians, Arab American Politicians, Arab American Writers, Ralph Nader, John E. Sununu, Victor G. Atiyeh, Edward Said, Rashid Khalidi, George J. Mitchell, Khalil Gibran, Mitch Daniels, Darrell Issa, Najee Mondalek, Ray Lahood, John Baldacci, John H. Sununu, Richard Ieyoub, William Peter Blatty, Donna Shalala, Chris John, Spencer Abraham, Rosemary Barkett, Etel Adnan, James Abourezk, Amin Al-Rihani, Hussein Ibish, Nick Rahall, Dean Obeidallah, Ray Hanania, Henry Saad, Abraham Mitrie Rihbany, Philip Habib, Charles Boustany, Zainab Salbi, Hisham Sharabi, Lawrence Joseph, M.t. Mehdi, Naomi Shihab Nye, Khaled Mattawa, Ahmed Ahmed, Dennis Zine, Suheir Hammad, Diana Abu-Jaber, Rashida Tlaib, Mikha'il Na'ima, Francis G. Slay, Catherine Filloux, Mary Rose Oakar, Hanna Batatu, Will Youmans, Joseph Awad, Suzanne Haik Terrell, Maysoon Zayid, Abraham Kazen, James Abdnor, Ali Abunimah, Jack Marshall, Robert M. Isaac, Manuel Maloof, Anthony Shadid, George Latimer, Samuel John Hazo, List of Arab American Writers, Khalil Bendib, Tommy Hazouri, Mohja Kahf, Randa Jarrar, Saree Makdisi, Aron Kader, Cy Bahakel, Michael Jarjura, Jack Shaheen, George Addes, Broken Wings, Ahmed Shawki. Excerpt: Edward Wadie Saïd (Arabic pronunciation: Arabic: , ; 1 November 1935 25 September 2003) was a Palestinian-American literary theorist and advocate for Palestinian rights. He was University Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University and a founding figure in postcolonialism. Robert Fisk described him as the Palestinians' "most powerful political voice." Said was an influential cultural critic and author, known best for his book Orientalism (1978), which catapulted him to international academic fame. The book p... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=18247304 Synopsis Chapters: Arab American Artists, Arab American Comedians, Ara