Which seminal book by Edward Said applied a political economy lens to critique Western depictions of the Middle East and Asia?

A) Imagined Communities

B) Orientalism

C) Manufacturing Consent

D) The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism

And which statement best reflects Said's core argument?

I. Western cultural representations embodied racialized assumptions justifying colonial control.

II. Asian economies developed despotic states due to hydraulic empires and rice cultivation.

III. Media institutions propagandize the public to protect elite capitalist interests.