Culture in conflict : irregular warfare, culture policy, and the Marine Corps /

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In response to the irregular warfare challenges facing the U.S. in Iraq and Afghanistan in 2005, General James Mattis-then commander of Marine Corps Combat Development Command-established a new Marine Corps cultural initiative. The goal was simple: teach Marines to interact successfully with the loc...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Holmes-Eber, Paula (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Stanford, CA : Stanford University Press, 2014.
Temas:
Cultural awareness > Government policy > United States.
Intercultural communication > Government policy > United States.
Irregular warfare > United States.
Organizational change > United States.
Sociology, Military > United States.
Sociology.
Sensibilisation aux cultures > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis.
Guerre irrégulière > États-Unis.
Changement organisationnel > États-Unis.
Sociologie militaire > États-Unis.
Sociologie.
sociology.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Marine & Naval.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
Irregular warfare
Organizational change
Sociology
Sociology, Military
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In response to the irregular warfare challenges facing the U.S. in Iraq and Afghanistan in 2005, General James Mattis-then commander of Marine Corps Combat Development Command-established a new Marine Corps cultural initiative. The goal was simple: teach Marines to interact successfully with the local population in areas of conflict. The implications, however, were anything but simple: transform an elite military culture founded on the principles of ""locate, close with, and destroy the enemy"" into a ""culturally savvy"" Marine Corps. Culture in Conflict: Irregular Warfare, Culture Policy, and
Descripción Física:1 online resource (270 pages)
ISBN:9780804791908
0804791902

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