Ebook {Epub PDF} Military Orientalism: Eastern War Through Western Eyes by Patrick Porter

 · Military Orientalism: Eastern War Through Western Eyes. by. Patrick Porter. · Rating details · 49 ratings · 7 reviews. Westerners have long fetishized the idea of "Oriental" warfare, hoping to either emulate the strategies of foreign armies or assimilate members of Eastern and "martial races," such as Sikhs or Gurkhas, into their ranks.4/5(7).  · Military Orientalism argues that viewing culture as a script that dictates warfare is wrong, and that our obsession with the exotic can make it harder, not easier, to know the enemy. Culture is powerful, but it is an ambiguous repertoire of ideas rather than a clear code for www.doorway.ru: Oxford University Press. To divide the world into western, Asiatic or Islamic ways of war is a delusion, one whose profound impact affects contemporary war and above all the War on Terror. Porter’s fascinating book explains why the ‘Oriental’ warrior inspires fear, envy and wonder and how this .

Patrick Porter is Professor of Strategic Studies, University of Exeter (UK) and the author of Military Orientalism: Eastern War through Western Eyes. Request an academic inspection copy Request a press review copy. | Conroy, Robert | download | Z-Library. Download books for free. Find books. Read Cry Havoc Simon Mann by AliWhitaker on Issuu and browse thousands of other publications on our platform. Start here!

Military Orientalism. Eastern War Through Western Eyes. Patrick Porter. Description. From the Ancient Greeks' obsession with the armies of the Persians, Westerners have been irresistibly drawn to the exotic nature of "Oriental" warfare and have sought either to emulate their enemies' imagined ways of fighting or to incorporate Eastern warriors and "martial races," such as the Sikhs and Gurkhas, in their own forces. To divide the world into western, Asiatic or Islamic ways of war is a delusion, one whose profound impact affects contemporary war and above all the War on Terror. Porter's fascinating book explains why the 'Oriental' warrior inspires fear, envy and wonder and how this has shaped the way Western armies fight. Military Orientalism: Eastern War Through Western Eyes, by Patrick Porter.. £45). Although Orientalism as an analytical concept first found fame in the late s with the writings of Edward Said, it is only recently that such cultural interpretations have come to figure prominently in military history and defence studies.