Anthropologists in Arms The Ethics of Military Anthropology

by Lucas, George R., Jr.

• ISBN13: 9780759112131
• ISBN10: 0759112134
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-10-15
• Publisher: AltaMira Press

Summary

Anthropologists in Arms traces the troubled history of social scientists collaborating with national military, security, and intelligence organizations and analyzes the moral and ethical debates provoked by the rise of _military anthropology_--particularly the practice of embedding anthropologists with combat troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Author Biography

George R.Lucas, Jr., is professor of philosophy at the United States Naval Academy and Class of 1984 Distinguished Chair of Ethics in the Vice Admiral James B. Stockdale Center for Ethical Leadership.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction Assessing the Moral Challenges of Military Anthropology	p. 1
Scholars and Soldiers: "The Litany of Shame"	p. 25
"Rain in Camelot": Scientists and Spies	p. 51
Anthropology of, and for, the Military	p. 81
Ethics and the "Human Terrain"	p. 103
"Ceaussic Park": From Principles to Case Analysis	p. 131
"Anthropologists without Borders"	p. 167
Appendix: Code of Ethics of the American Anthropological Association	p. 203
References	p. 215
Index	p. 223
About the Author	p. 233
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