Edward Said and Jacques Derrida

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'Edward Said and Jacques Derrida: Reconstellating Humanism and the Global Hybrid, a surprising conjunction of essays on two of the most relevant theorists in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, is a must-read for any literary critic and academic who wishes to make sense of the current crises that infect both the humanities and global societies. The editors, in a brilliantly conceived move, have drawn together across national and intellectual borders some of the most provocative scholars who read multiplying divergent critical discourses-humanism, globalism, democracy, secularism-to produce luminous new thinking on these central figures and the problems their works illuminate.'-Professor Shirley Geok-lin Lim, University of California, Santa Barbara'Bringing together Said and Derrida, whose recent deaths have laid waste the intellectual landscape, is an excellent thing to do. This book examines the role of humanism in a post-humanist world, and from a global not just western perspective. The contributions, especially those by Spanos, Radhakrishnan, and the editors themselves, are truly outstanding, but the level of quality of the entire volume is head and shoulders above the usual collection of critical essays. This is a timely and important book, and it will be cited often in the future by those interested in the topic.'-Professor Daniel T. O'Hara, Temple University'Back to basics and with the integrity of a relentless probe, this work conducts a double soliloquy, poignant and persuasive, between Said and Derrida. Outsiders with inside knowledge-and who impacted us in ways we are still sorting out-they continue to light the way as the world tries to clear significant hurdles due to metaphysical error and the hubristic pummeling of humanism. A wonderful aggregate of essays written by top-notch and responsible scholars.'-Professor Avital Ronell, New York University