Anthropology and the United States Military: Coming of Age in the Twenty-First Century

An edited collection of ethnographic research that seeks to provide visions of and for US military culture from a solid anthropological base. The volume explores several important but relatively unknown cultural variations in the defense community through a variety of lenses. A strong list of contributors highlight important issues such as: anthrax vaccines, the ‘Golden Age’ culture of the military, gender roles among army spouses, weight control and physical readiness, the military advisor, and the United States Naval Academy.

Book details

• Author: P. Frese; ?M. Harrell
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Edition: 1st Edition
• eText ISBN: 9781403982179
• Print ISBN: 9781403962973
• Format: Fixed Layout
• Language: en
• Copyright: 2003