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Anthropologists in Arms

- The Ethics of Military Anthropology
Af: George R. Lucas Engelsk Hardback

Anthropologists in Arms

- The Ethics of Military Anthropology
Af: George R. Lucas Engelsk Hardback
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Anthropologists in Arms looks at the moral and ethical debates surrounding the recent development of "military anthropology"—particularly the practice of embedding anthropologists with combat troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. Lucas traces the troubled history of social scientists collaborating with national military, security, and intelligence organizations and shows how these complex and frequently misunderstood historical concerns contribute to the contemporary moral controversy. He gives special attention to the Human Terrain Systems project developed by the U.S. Army under the direction of General David Petraeus. Although this project has been criticized as unethical by academic anthropologists in the U.S. and the U.K., Lucas shows that the moral status of that program is much more ambiguous than these blanket criticisms would suggest. Anthropologists in Arms concludes with a call for a thorough review of HTS itself, and suggests alternative strategies for providing anthropological knowledge to military forces engaged in irregular warfare—knowledge that might, in turn, help military forces to ameliorate the suffering imposed on noncombatants, while respecting the privacy, security, and human rights of indigenous populations.
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Anthropologists in Arms looks at the moral and ethical debates surrounding the recent development of "military anthropology"—particularly the practice of embedding anthropologists with combat troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. Lucas traces the troubled history of social scientists collaborating with national military, security, and intelligence organizations and shows how these complex and frequently misunderstood historical concerns contribute to the contemporary moral controversy. He gives special attention to the Human Terrain Systems project developed by the U.S. Army under the direction of General David Petraeus. Although this project has been criticized as unethical by academic anthropologists in the U.S. and the U.K., Lucas shows that the moral status of that program is much more ambiguous than these blanket criticisms would suggest. Anthropologists in Arms concludes with a call for a thorough review of HTS itself, and suggests alternative strategies for providing anthropological knowledge to military forces engaged in irregular warfare—knowledge that might, in turn, help military forces to ameliorate the suffering imposed on noncombatants, while respecting the privacy, security, and human rights of indigenous populations.
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 246
ISBN-13: 9780759112124
Indbinding: Hardback
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ISBN-10: 0759112126
Kategori: Antropologi
Udg. Dato: 15 okt 2009
Længde: 24mm
Bredde: 236mm
Højde: 162mm
Forlag: AltaMira Press
Oplagsdato: 15 okt 2009
Forfatter(e): George R. Lucas
Forfatter(e) George R. Lucas

Kategori Antropologi

ISBN-13 9780759112124

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Hardback

Sider 246

Udgave

Længde 24mm

Bredde 236mm

Højde 162mm

Udg. Dato 15 okt 2009

Oplagsdato 15 okt 2009

Forlag AltaMira Press