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Anthropologists in the Securityscape
. Ed(S): Albro, Robert; Marcus, George; McNamara, Laura A.; McNamara, Laura; Schoch-Spana, Monica
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Paperback. Editor(s): Albro, Robert; Marcus, George; McNamara, Laura A.; McNamara, Laura; Schoch-Spana, Monica. Num Pages: 277 pages. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 465.
As the military and intelligence communities re-tool for the 21st century, the long and contentious debate about the role of social scientists in national security environments is dividing the disciplines with renewed passion. Yet, research shows that most scholars have a weak understanding of what today's security institutions actually are and what working in them entails. This book provides an essential new foundation for the debate, with fine-grained accounts of the complex and varied work of cultural, physical, and linguistic anthropologists and archaeologists doing security-related work in governmental and military organizations, the private sector, and NGOs. In candid and provocative ... Read more
As the military and intelligence communities re-tool for the 21st century, the long and contentious debate about the role of social scientists in national security environments is dividing the disciplines with renewed passion. Yet, research shows that most scholars have a weak understanding of what today's security institutions actually are and what working in them entails. This book provides an essential new foundation for the debate, with fine-grained accounts of the complex and varied work of cultural, physical, and linguistic anthropologists and archaeologists doing security-related work in governmental and military organizations, the private sector, and NGOs. In candid and provocative ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Left Coast Press Inc United States
Number of pages
277
Condition
New
Number of Pages
277
Place of Publication
Walnut Creek, United States
ISBN
9781611320138
SKU
V9781611320138
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About . Ed(S): Albro, Robert; Marcus, George; McNamara, Laura A.; McNamara, Laura; Schoch-Spana, Monica
Albro, Robert; Marcus, George; McNamara, Laura A; Schoch-Spana, Monica
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