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Cold War Anthropology: The CIA, the Pentagon, and the Growth of Dual Use Anthropology (2016)

Price, David H. (Author)

Duke University Press
Publication date: 2016
Language: English

ISBN: 9780822361251

Publication Date: 2016
Physical Details: 489

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In Cold War Anthropology, David H. Price offers a provocative account of the profound influence that the American security state has had on the field of anthropology since the Second World War. Using a wealth of information unearthed in CIA, FBI, and military records, he maps out the intricate connections between academia and the intelligence community and the strategic use of anthropological research to further the goals of the American military complex. The rise of area studies programs, funded both openly and covertly by government agencies, encouraged anthropologists to produce work that had intellectual value within the field while also shaping global counterinsurgency and development programs that furthered America’s Cold War objectives. Ultimately, the moral issues raised by these activities prompted the American Anthropological Association to establish its first ethics code. Price concludes by comparing Cold War-era anthropology to the anthropological expertise deployed by the military in the post-9/11 era.

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Review Peter Mandler (2017) Review of "Cold War Anthropology: The CIA, the Pentagon, and the Growth of Dual Use Anthropology". Journal of Interdisciplinary History (pp. 572-574). unapi

Review Howard Brick (2017) Review of "Cold War Anthropology: The CIA, the Pentagon, and the Growth of Dual Use Anthropology". American Historical Review (pp. 1257-1258). unapi

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