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

by Frese, Pamela R.; Harrell, Margaret C.

• ISBN13: 9781403963000
• ISBN10: 1403963002
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-10-03
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

Anthropology and the United States Military is a fascinating 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 USNA.

Author Biography

Pamela R. Frese is Professor of Anthropology at the College of Wooster and editor of Transcending Boundaries: Multi-Disciplinary Approaches to the Study of Gender.

Margaret C. Harrell is Senior Social Scientist at RAND and author of numerous RAND publications.

Table of Contents

Foreword--John P. Hawkins

Introduction--Margaret C. Harrell

Peacekeeper and Politics: Experience and Political Representation Among United States Military Officers--Robert Rubenstein

Anthrax Vaccines: Medical Risks and the Volunteer Army--Jeanne Guillemin

Guardians of the Golden Age: Custodians of U.S. Military Culture--Pamela R. Frese

Gender Roles and Class Among Current Army Spouses--Margaret C. Harrell

Weight Control and Physical Readiness Among Navy Personnel--Joshua Linford-Steinfeld

The Military Advisor as Warrior-King, and Other "Going Native" Temptations--Anna Simons

Integrating Diversity and Understanding the Other: Cultural Studies at the U.S. Naval Academy--Clementine Fujimura

Conclusion: Anthropology and the U.S. Military--Pamela R. Frese