Full Description
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.
Contents
Foreword; J.P.Hawkins Introduction; M.C.Harrell Peacekeeper and Politics: Experience and Political Representation Among United States Military Officers; R.A.Rubenstein Anthrax Vaccines: Medical Risks and the Volunteer Army; J.Guillemin Guardians of the Golden Age: Custodians of U.S. Military Culture; P.R.Frese Gender Roles and Class Among Current Army Spouses; M.C.Harrell Weight Control and Physical Readiness Among Navy Personnel; J.Linford-Steinfeld The Military Advisor as Warrior-King, and Other 'Going Native' Temptations A.Simons Integrating Diversity and Understanding the Other: Cultural Studies at the U.S. Naval Academy; C.Fujimura Conclusion: Anthropology and the U.S. Military; P.R.Frese
