Anthropologists in the Securityscape: Ethics, Practice, and Professional Identity

Albro, Robert (Editor)/ Marcus, George (Editor)/ McNamara, Laura A. (Editor)/ Schoch-spana, Monica (Editor)

ISBN 10: 1611320135 / ISBN 13: 9781611320138

Published by Left Coast Pr, 2011

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reprint edition. 277 pages. 8.75x6.25x0.50 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Anthropologists in the Securityscape: Ethics, Practice, and Professional Identity
• Publisher: Left Coast Pr
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1611320135
• ISBN 13: 9781611320138
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.71 kilograms

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Synopsis

As the military and intelligence communities re-tool for the 21st century, the long and contentious debate about the role of social scientists in national security environments is dividing the disciplines with renewed passion. Yet, research shows that most scholars have a weak understanding of what today's security institutions actually are and what working in them entails. This book provides an essential new foundation for the debate, with fine-grained accounts of the complex and varied work of cultural, physical, and linguistic anthropologists and archaeologists doing security-related work in governmental and military organizations, the private sector, and NGOs. In candid and provocative dialogues, leading anthropologists interrogate the dilemmas of ethics in practice and professional identity. Anthropologists in the SecurityScape is essential reading for anyone who wishes to understand or influence the relationship between anthropology and security in the twenty-first century.

About the Author

Albro, Robert; Marcus, George; McNamara, Laura A; Schoch-Spana, Monica