Virtual War and Magical Death: Technologies and Imaginaries for Terror and Killing

Book Overview

Virtual War and Magical Death is a provocative examination of the relations between anthropology and contemporary global war. Several arguments unite the collected essays, which are based on ethnographic research in varied locations, including Guatemala, Uganda, and Tanzania, as well as Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, and the United States. Foremost is the contention that modern high-tech warfare--as it is practiced and represented by the military,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822354470
• ISBN13: 9780822354475
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 9.3"