A new book from London-based Hurst: 'Social Science Goes to War: The Human Terrain System in Iraq and Afghanistan', a collection of chapters edited by Montgomery McFate and Janice H. Laurence.
From the publishers description:Link:http://www.hurstpublishers.com/book/...e-goes-to-war/This volume goes beyond the anecdotes, snippets and blogs to provide a comprehensive, objective and detailed view of HTS. The contributors put the program in historical context, discuss the obstacles it faced, analyse its successes, and detail the work of the teams downrange. Most importantly, they capture some of the diverse lived experience of HTS scholars and practitioners drawn from an eclectic array of the social sciences.
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I think it is constructive to understand the corporate mind of the Anthropological community to understand why harnessing Anthropology for military missions is a Bad Idea.
http://forward.com/news/breaking-new...#ixzz3s8JBH3Pe
Yes. the AAA is banning interaction with Israeli Universities, because, well, Palestine! or something...
A short essay 'Academics in Foxholes:The Life and Death of the Human Terrain System' by Christopher Sims in the latest Foreign Affairs:https://www.foreignaffairs.com/artic...emics-foxholes
It has many links so is a valuable resource too.
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