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Anthropology and the United States Military
. Ed(S): Frese, P.; Harrell, M.
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Paperback. Editor(s): Frese, P.; Harrell, M. BIC Classification: JFSJ. Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 237.
An edited collection of ethnographic research that seeks to provide visions of and for US military culture from a solid anthropological base. The volume explores several important but relatively unknown cultural variations in the defense community through a variety of lenses. A strong list of contributors highlight important issues such as: anthrax vaccines, the 'Golden Age' culture of the military, gender roles among army spouses, weight control and physical readiness, the military advisor, and the United States Naval Academy.
An edited collection of ethnographic research that seeks to provide visions of and for US military culture from a solid anthropological base. The volume explores several important but relatively unknown cultural variations in the defense community through a variety of lenses. A strong list of contributors highlight important issues such as: anthrax vaccines, the 'Golden Age' culture of the military, gender roles among army spouses, weight control and physical readiness, the military advisor, and the United States Naval Academy.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan US
Language
English
Condition
New
Number of Pages
162
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9781403963000
SKU
V9781403963000
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Ref
99-15
About . Ed(S): Frese, P.; Harrell, M.
CLEMENTINE FUJIMURA Associate Professor in the Department of Language Studies at the U.S. Naval Academy, Maryland, USA JEANNE GUILLEMIN Professor at Boston College, USA, Senior Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Security Studies Program, USA JOSHUA LINFORD-STEINFELD Doctoral candidate at the University of California, Berkeley, USA in the program in Medical Anthropology, a joint program with the University of ... Read more
Reviews for Anthropology and the United States Military
"This book puts the emerging field of military anthropology on the social science research map. The rich variety of the chapters offer unique ethnographic insights into US Military culture." - Donna Winslow, Vrije University, Amsterdam "An extraordinarily timely collection of fine articles on the military when the subject matter is in the forefront of most of the ... Read more