Anthropologists in arms the ethics of military anthropology
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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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lanham, Maryland :
Altamira Press/Rowman & Littlefield
2009.
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Critical issues in anthropology. |
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b34674044*spi |
| 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. |
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| Descripción Física: | xii, 234 p. |
| Formato: | Forma de acceso: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliografía: | Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 215-221) e índice. |
| ISBN: | 9780759119192 |
