Dark trophies : hunting and the enemy body in modern war /

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Many anthropological accounts of warfare in indigenous societies have described the taking of heads or other body parts as trophies. But almost nothing is known of the prevalence of trophy-taking of this sort in the armed forces of contemporary nation-states. This book is a history of this type of m...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Harrison, Simon, 1952- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Berghahn Books, 2014.
Temas:
Military trophies > History.
Military history, Modern.
Trophées militaires > Histoire.
Histoire militaire moderne et contemporaine.
HISTORY > Military > Other.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
Military trophies.
Trophäe > Siegeszeichen
Kopfjäger
Krieg
Krieg.
Trophäe.
Gefallener.
Körper.
Schädel.
Westliche Welt
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Many anthropological accounts of warfare in indigenous societies have described the taking of heads or other body parts as trophies. But almost nothing is known of the prevalence of trophy-taking of this sort in the armed forces of contemporary nation-states. This book is a history of this type of misconduct among military personnel over the past two centuries, exploring its close connections with colonialism, scientific collecting and concepts of race, and how it is a model for violent power relationships between groups.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780857454997
0857454994

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