Military Anthropology. Soldiers, Scholars and Subjects at the Margins of Empire, Hardback - Montgomery McFate

A candid reassessment of the role of anthropologists in mediating encounters between Western armies and non-Western peoples.

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The book provides an in-depth discussion of democratic theory questions in relation to refugee law. It will be essential reading for academics and ...

This book addresses how international trade, investment and finance agreements have unintended consequences and result in inequality. It will be of...

The untold story of the Philippine Constabulary Band offers a unique opportunity to examine the limits and porousness of America's racial ideologie...

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This is a dual biography of the emperors Marcus Antonius Gordianus ('Gordian III', reigned 238-244) and Marcus Julius Philippus Augustus ('Philip t...

Speech and Song at the Margins of Global Health tells the story of a unique Zulu gospel choir comprised of people living with HIV in South Africa, ...

This book explores the legacy of colonial heritage on Nigerian political activities and journalistic practices.Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publis...

Mobile money, e-commerce, cash cards, retail credit cards, and more--as new monetary technologies become increasingly available, the global South h...

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Bringing together the world's leading scholars on the subject, Military Education and the British Empire explores distinct national narratives with...

Publisher: Berghahn BooksNumber of pages: 384Collection: Max Planck Studies in Anthropology and EconomyPublication date: 2022Dimensions: 151 x 228 ...

This important new book looks at the crucial role played by Indian soldiers in the control, and expansion, of the British Empire. Marking the 75th ...

DescriptionHumans have made and collected toy soldiers from time immemorial. They amuse and comfort us, awaken our curiosity, turn aggressiveness i...

DescriptionWhat do they all mean--the lascivious ape, autophagic dragons, potbellied heads, harp-playing asses, arse-kissing priests, and somersaul...

Classical music shows a close relationship to language, and both musicology and philosophy have tended to approach music from that angle, exploring...

Reducere. DescriptionKirkus Review called this "a concise, moving history of American Indian military service." The book opens with a burning, difficult ques...

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This book brings together an edited selection of presentations from the Association for Medical Humanities annual conference 2015, held at Dartingt...

This book aims to provide an original perspective on the changes that Greece has undergone in recent decades, by examining questions related to bor...

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An in-depth look at the battlefield of military ethics and soldiers' moral injuries and wars within.

Subjects of Modernity brings together the past and the present as well as theory and narrative, sowing the historical, the ethnographic, and the me...

Byron at the Theatre is a collection of essays by a wide spectrum of European scholars, dealing with Byron's dramas in a variety of ways.Publisher:...

The story of The Military Knights of Windsor, founded by King Edward III in the 14th century.Publisher: ZuleikaAuthor(s): Simon DurnfordIllustratio...

What happens when we blur time and allow ourselves to haunt or to become haunted by ghosts of the past? Drawing on archaeological, historical, and ...

A deeply researched, analytically rich, and vivid account of England's early maritime empirePublisher: Yale University PressAuthor(s): Eleanor Hubb...

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The Renaissance was also the beginning of the Age of Empires, yet the Grand Duchy of Tuscany failed to secure overseas colonies. How did Tuscany re...

DescriptionThe Battle of Antietam, fought near Sharpsburg, Maryland, was the bloodiest day in American history, with more than twenty-three thousan...

In the late 4th century, pressure from the Huns forced the Goths to cross the Danube into the Roman Empire. The resultant Battle of Adrianople in 3...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Kathrin HamenstadtNumber of pages: 320Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 178 x 241 x 25Cover type: Ha...

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Reducere. The first Confederate invasion of the North in the fall of 1862 led to a series of engagements known as the Maryland Campaign. Though best remember...

Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): Nathan T. ArringtonIllustration(s): 138 b/w illus., 16 color illus. (8-page insert)Number of pages:...

Reducere. DescriptionThe Adventures of a Military Brat: My Military Life is the first book of the children's book series The Adventures of a Military Brat. J...