Anthropology and Global Counterinsurgency

by Jeremy Walton

Book Overview

Global events of the early twenty-first century have placed new stress on the relationship among anthropology, governance, and war. Facing prolonged insurgency, segments of the U.S. military have taken a new interest in anthropology, prompting intense ethical and scholarly debate. Inspired by these issues, the essays in Anthropology and Global Counterinsurgency consider how anthropologists can, should, and do respond to military overtures,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226429946
• ISBN13: 9780226429946
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.9" x 8.9"