Virtual war and magical death : technologies and imaginaries for terror and killing /

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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.

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Whitehead, Neil L. (Editor), Finnström, Sverker (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Durham ; London : Duke University Press, 2013.
Series:Cultures and practice of violence series.
Subjects:
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
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