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<p><span>Unsettling the World</span><span> is the first book-length treatment of Edward Saids influential cultural criticism from the perspective of a political theorist. Arguing that the generative power of Saids thought extends well beyond Orientalism, the book explores Saids writings on the experience of exile, the practice of contrapuntal criticism, and the illuminating potential of worldly humanism. Saids critical vision, Morefield argues, provides a fresh perspective on debates in political theory about subjectivity, global justice, identity, and the history of political thought. Most importantly, she maintains, Saids approach offers theorists a model of how to bring the insights developed through historical analyses of imperialism and anti-colonialism to bear on critiques of contemporary global crises and the politics of American foreign policy.</span></p>

This is the first book-length treatment of Edward Said¿s influential cultural criticism from the perspective of a political theorist. Morefield argues that Said¿s critique provides a timely approach that bridges historical analyses of imperialism and postcolonial politics with an urgent imperative to theorize contemporary global crises.