Said main doctrine is that through culture, the assumption of the divine right of imperial powers to rule is supported, that the institutional, political and economic operations of imperialism are nothing without the power of the culture that maintains them. In Culture and imperialism Said makes the distinction between the two terms Colonialism and Imperialism. Following his profoundly influential study, "Orientalism", Edward Said now examines western culture. --Toni Morrison "In Culture and Imperialism, Edward Said's immense erudition and interpretive audacity are brought to bear on a variety of literatures, reanimating the terms of his title and discovering, in the process, how some of the most revered cultural productions call upon the same energies that go into the building of empires. More specifically, Said connects the previously dotted lines of culture, literature and the intelligentsia with colonization and subsequently racism. Edward Said looks at these works alongside those of such writers as W. B. Yeats, Chinua Achebe, and Salman Rushdie to show how subject peoples produced their own vigorous cultures of opposition and resistance. Vast in scope and stunning in its erudition, Culture and Imperialism reopens the dialogue between literature and the life of its time.

Before this book I used these terms interchangeably, even after reading the book I dont think I fully understand how they are different. There is a sufficient clarity in the culture's major lines for us to remark the often scrupulous notations recorded there, and also to remark how they have not been.paid much attention.

Imperialism's culture was not invisible, nor did it conceal its worldly affiliations and interests. From Jane Austen to Salman Rushdie, from Yeats to media coverage of the Gulf War, "Culture and Imperialism" is a broad, fierce and wonderfully readable account … Following his profoundly influential study, "Orientalism", Edward Said now examines western culture. Quotes tagged as "culture-and-imperialism" Showing 1-7 of 7 “A significant number of people believe tribal people still live and dress as they did 300 years ago. From Jane Austen to Salman Rushdie, from Yeats to media coverage of the Gulf War, "Culture and Imperialism" is a broad, fierce and wonderfully readable account of the roots of imperialism in European culture. In Culture And Imperialism American professor and lecturer Edward W. Said addresses the obscure and hitherto overlooked subject of the culture of the empire.