An 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 United States Naval Academy.

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Information

Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan

Year

2003

ISBN

9781403982179

Topic

Social Sciences

Subtopic

Gender Studies

Index

Social Sciences

Cover
Anthropology and the United States Military: Coming of Age in the Twenty-first Century
Contents
Preface
Introduction: Subject, Audience, and Voice
Chapter 1 Peacekeepers and Politics: Experience and Political Representation Among U.S. Military Officers
Chapter 2 Medical Risks and the Volunteer Army
Chapter 3 Guardians of the Golden Age: Custodians of U.S. Military Culture
Chapter 4 Gender- and Class-Based Role Expectations for Army Spouses
Chapter 5 Weight Control and Physical Readiness Among Navy Personnel
Chapter 6 The Military Advisor as Warrior-King and Other “Going Native” Temptations
Chapter 7 Integrating Diversity and Understanding the Other at the U.S. Naval Academy
Conclusion: Anthropology and the U.S. Military
About the Contributors
Index