Yes, let's look at that quote again: Said defines [orientalism] as the West’s stereotyped perception of the Middle East – based in Western domination, both col

Yes, let's look at that quote again: Said defines [orientalism] as the West’s stereotyped perception of the Middle East – based in Western domination, both colonial and postcolonial, of the East How can he tell which parts of this stereotyped perception are based in Western domination, and which on experiences of invasion? Keep in mind his book was published in 1978, just 56 years after the Greek genocide. Even if it could somehow be done, it's very disingenuous to turn a blind eye to the historical suffering of Europe under the 'Orient', and construct a field of study dealing only with those aspects of Western perception of the Orient stemming from Western domination.