Practicing Military Anthropology: Beyond Expectations and

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Practicing Military Anthropology: Beyond Expectations and Traditional Boundaries

The relationship between anthropologists and the United States military has commanded a lot of attention, especially in regard to the controversial Human Terrain System (HTS) that embeds anthropologists in military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Conversations at professional meetings, in the pages of disciplinary journals and in books have been heated and frequently harshly polemical with some participants branding military anthropologists as war criminals.

In this book, a number of anthropologists who have either worked with the US armed forces or who teach at military service academies reflect on what they do and teach in their military anthropologist personae. Through their personal accounts they show that the practice of military anthropology is much more than HTS and that they are more than mere technicians of the state as critics allege. Revealed here are thoughtful and moving essays that deal with issues of ethics, morality and professional decorum. Whether one agrees with these accounts or not, they do show that the linkage of anthropology with the military is complex and multi-faceted and the importance of frank and open exchanges of ideas for dealing with the relationship of military anthropology to the wider discipline.

Essential reading for those considering anthropology as a career, those concerned about the relationship of the academy to the military and for those seeking to fathom transformations in our lives following 9/11 and the ongoing war against terror.

Country	USA
Binding	Paperback
Brand	Kumarian Press
EAN	9781565495494
Feature	Used Book in Good Condition
ISBN	1565495497
Label	Kumarian Press
Manufacturer	Kumarian Press
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	153
PublicationDate	2012-11-30
Publisher	Kumarian Press
Studio	Kumarian Press
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Practicing Military Anthropology: Beyond Expectations and Traditional Boundaries

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