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Anthropologists in Arms looks at the moral and ethical debates surrounding the recent development of "military anthropology"--Particularly the practice of embedding anthropologists with combat troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. Lucas traces the troubled history of social scientists collaborat...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lucas, George R.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham, MD : Altamira Press/Rowman & Littlefield, ©2009.
Colección:Critical issues in anthropology.
Temas:
War and society.
Anthropological ethics.
Applied anthropology.
Military ethics.
Guerre et société.
Anthropologie appliquée.
Morale militaire.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Peace.
Anthropological ethics
Applied anthropology
Military ethics
War and society
Anthropologie
Militär
Ethik
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Anthropologists in Arms looks at the moral and ethical debates surrounding the recent development of "military anthropology"--Particularly the practice of embedding anthropologists with combat troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. Lucas traces the troubled history of social scientists collaborating with national military, security, and intelligence organizations and shows how these complex and frequently misunderstood historical concerns contribute to the contemporary moral controversy. He gives special attention to the Human Terrain Systems project developed by the U.S. Army under the direction of.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 234 pages).
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-221) and index.
ISBN:9780759119192
0759119198

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