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The contributors to this provocative collection scrutinize the relations between anthropology and contemporary global war, contending that modern high-tech warfare is analogous to rituals of magic and sorcery, and examining the U.S. military's exploitation of ethnographic research.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Whitehead, Neil L. (Editor ), Finnström, Sverker (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Durham ; London : Duke University Press, 2013.
Colección:Cultures and practice of violence series.
Temas:
War and society.
War and civilization.
War > Technological innovations.
Technology > Anthropological aspects.
Guerre et société.
Guerre et civilisation.
Guerre > Innovations.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Peace.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Technology > Anthropological aspects
War and civilization
War and society
War > Technological innovations
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:The contributors to this provocative collection scrutinize the relations between anthropology and contemporary global war, contending that modern high-tech warfare is analogous to rituals of magic and sorcery, and examining the U.S. military's exploitation of ethnographic research.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 289 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and (pages 251-277) and index.
ISBN:9780822379041
082237904X
9781299532762
1299532764

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