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How did Edward Said feel about orientalism?
According to Edward Said, orientalism is inextricably tied to the imperialist societies who produced it, which makes much Orientalist work inherently political and servile to power.
Are there any other interesting aspects about Edward Said and orientalism besides his statement that orientalism is inextricably tied to the imperialist societies who produced it?
Edward W. Said's book, Orientalism provoked much professional and personal criticism for Said among academics.
Which academics criticized Edward W. Said's book, Orientalism?
Traditional Orientalists, such as Albert Hourani, Robert Graham Irwin, Nikki Keddie, Bernard Lewis, and Kanan Makiya, suffered negative consequences, because Orientalism affected public perception of their intellectual integrity.

Question: Who was Nikki Keddie?
Self-contained rewrite: Who was Nikki Keddie?