Military Anthropology: Soldiers, Scholars and Subjects at the Margins of Empire

* Read ! Military Anthropology: Soldiers, Scholars and Subjects at the Margins of Empire by Montgomery McFate ✓ eBook or Kindle ePUB. Military Anthropology: Soldiers, Scholars and Subjects at the Margins of Empire In almost every military intervention in its history, the US has made cultural mistakes that hindered attainment of its policy goals. Each faced challenges including the negative outcomes of exporting Western political models and errors of perception.Ranging from the British colonial era in Africa to the recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Military Anthropology illustrates the conceptual, cultural and practical barriers encountered by military organisations operating in societies vastly differe

Military Anthropology: Soldiers, Scholars and Subjects at the Margins of Empire

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Rating : 4.19 (743 Votes)
Asin : 0190680172
Format Type : paperback
Number of Pages : 352 Pages
Publish Date : 2013-08-20
Language : English

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In almost every military intervention in its history, the US has made cultural mistakes that hindered attainment of its policy goals. Each faced challenges including the negative outcomes of exporting Western political models and errors of perception.Ranging from the British colonial era in Africa to the recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Military Anthropology illustrates the conceptual, cultural and practical barriers encountered by military organisations operating in societies vastly different from their own.. From the strategic bombing of Vietnam to the accidental burning of the Koran in Afghanistan, it has blundered around with little consideration of local cultural beliefs and for the long-term effects on the host nation's society. Cultural anthropology--the so-called "handmaiden of colonialism"--has historically served as an intellectual bridge between Western powers and local nationals. What light can it shed on the intersection of the US military and

Formerly, she was the Senior Social Scientist for the US Army's Human Terrain System. McFate holds a PhD in Anthropology from Yale University, and a JD from Harvard Law School. About the AuthorMontgomery McFate is Professor at the US Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island. She is the co-editor of Social Science Goes to War (2015).

McFate holds a PhD in Anthropology from Yale University, and a JD from Harvard Law School. She is the co-editor of Social Science Goes to War (2015).. Montgomery McFate is Professor at the US Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island. Formerly, she was the Senior Social Scientist for the US Army's Human Terrain System

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