Eastern war through Western eyesPorter, Patrick1976-creatortextbibliographynyuNew YorkColumbia University Pressc20092009monographiceng

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x, 263 p. ; 23 cm.The embattled west -- Rethinking war and culture -- watching the rising sun: observing Japan at war -- The ghost of Genghis: Mongols and the western imagination -- Exotic enemy? America, the Taliban and the fog of culture -- Hizballa, Israel and the 2006 'July war': the divine victory.Patrick Porter.Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-253) and index.a------n-us---e------ Geschichte swd Military art and scienceAsiaWar and societyAsiaOrientalismWestern countriesEast and WestCulture conflictMilitary art and scienceWestern countriesWar and societyWestern countriesPublic opinionWestern countriesAsiaHistory, MilitaryAsiaForeign public opinionUA830 .P66 2009355.020959781850659594 (alk. paper)2009012515DLC09032520170105102918.015673740