Pinelandia: An Anthropology and Field Poetics of War and Empire Volume 8

by Nomi Stone

Across the pine forests and deserts of America, there are mock Middle Eastern villages, mostly hidden from public view. Containing mosques, restaurants, street signs, graffiti in Arabic, and Iraqi role-players, these villages serve as military training sites for cultural literacy and special operations, both seen as crucial to victory in the Global War on Terror. In her gripping and highly original ethnography, anthropologist Nomi Stone explores US...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520344367
• ISBN13: 9780520344365
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"