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Cold War anthropology : the CIA, the Pentagon, and the growth of dual use anthropology / David H. Price.
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Price, David H., 1960-
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Durham : Duke University Press, 2016.
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xxxi, 452 pages ; 24 cm
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Anthropology
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Political aspects
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United States
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History
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20th century
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Anthropologists
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Political activity
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United States
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History
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20th century
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Military intelligence
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United States
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History
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20th century
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Science and state
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United States
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History
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20th century
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Cold War
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United States
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History
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1945-
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United States Central Intelligence Agency
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Biographical/Historical note
David H. Price is Professor of Anthropology at Saint Martin's University in Lacey, Washington. He is the author of "Threatening Anthropology : McCarthyism and the FBI's Surveillance of Activist Anthropologists" and "Anthropological Intelligence : The Deployment and Neglect of American Anthropology in the Second World War," both also published by Duke University Press, and "Weaponizing Anthropology : Social Science in Service of the Militarized State."
Summary note
"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, [David Price] 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."--Cover.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (pages 397-431) and index.
Contents
Part I. Cold War political-economic disciplinary formations: Political economy and history of American Cold War intelligence
World War II's long shadow
Rebooting professional anthropology in the postwar world
After the shooting war: centers, committees, seminars, and other Cold War projects
Anthropologists and state: aid, debt, and other Cold War weapons of the strong
Intermezzo.
Part II. Anthropologists' articulations with the National Security State: Cold War anthropologists at the CIA: careers confirmed and suspected
How CIA funding fronts shaped anthropological research
Unwitting CIA anthropologist collaborators : MK-Ultra, human ecology, and buying a piece of anthropology
Cold War fieldwork within the intelligence universe
Cold War anthropological counterinsurgency dreams
The AAA confronts military and intelligence uses of disciplinary knowledge
Anthropologically informed counterinsurgency in Southeast Asia
Anthropologists for radical political action and revolution within the AAA
Untangling open secrets, hidden histories, outrage denied, and recurrent dual use themes.
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ISBN
9780822361060 ((hardcover ; : alk. paper))
082236106X ((hardcover ; : alk. paper))
9780822361251 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
0822361256 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
LCCN
2015037300
OCLC
917359212
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