German Orientalism in the Age of Empire

Suzanne L. Marchand completed her BA in history at the University of California, Berkeley, in 1984 and her PhD at the University of Chicago in 1992. She then served as Assistant and Associate Professor at Princeton University (1992−9), before moving to Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, where she is now Professor of European Intellectual History. She is the author of Down from Olympus: Archaeology and Philhellenism in Germany, 1750−1970 (1996) as well as numerous articles on the history of art, archaeology, anthropology, classical studies, and the humanities generally.

• 1. Orientalism and the longue duree; 2. Orientalism in a Philhellenic age; 3. The lonely orientalists; 4. The second oriental renaissance; 5. The furor orientalis; 6. Towards an oriental Christianity; 7. On Aryans and Semites; 8. Orientalism and imperialism; 9. The study of oriental arts; 10. Relations with others: the Great War and after; Epilogue; Bibliography.

'Suzanne Marchand engages a major issue of modern German history with her rich, ambitious, and beautifully composed book. She offers powerful and sophisticated arguments that rest on a dazzling command of evidence. German Orientalism in the Age of Empire not only fills a huge gap; it is a bravura performance and a landmark work.' David Blackbourn, Harvard University