books.google.ca - In the period of decolonization that followed World War II, a number of scholars, mainly Middle Eastern, launched a sustained assault on Orientalismthe theory and practice of representing the "East" in Western thoughtaccusing its practitioners of misrepresentation, prejudice and bias. An intense debate...http://books.google.ca/books/about/Orientalism.html?id=izpNLWUxp5IC&q=language&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareOrientalism