02538nam 2200637 450 991046405770332120200520144314.00-85745-588-5(CKB)2670000000529743(EBL)981399(SSID)ssj0001131236(PQKBManifestationID)12424589(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001131236(PQKBWorkID)11141877(PQKB)11415443(MiAaPQ)EBC981399(Au-PeEL)EBL981399(CaPaEBR)ebr10846069(CaONFJC)MIL600244(OCoLC)871775381(EXLCZ)99267000000052974320111118h20122012 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrWar, technology, anthropology /edited by Koen StroekenNew York :Berghahn Books,[2012]©20121 online resource (158 p.)Critical interventions : a forum for social analysis ;volume 13Description based upon print version of record.0-85745-587-7 Includes bibliographical references.part I. Perpetuating war -- part II. Globalizing war. Technologies of the allied warfare in Iraq and Afghanistan, such as remote-controlled drones and night vision goggles, allow the user to "virtualize" human targets. This coincides with increased civilian casualties and a perpetuation of the very insecurity these technologies are meant to combat. This concise volume of research and reflections from different regions across Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, and Africa, observes how anthropology operates as a technology of war. It tackles recent theories of humans in society colluding with imperialist claims, including anthropologists who Critical interventions ;volume 13.War and societyWar and civilizationWarTechnological innovationsTechnologyAnthropological aspectsElectronic books.War and society.War and civilization.WarTechnological innovations.TechnologyAnthropological aspects.303.6/6Stroeken KoenMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910464057703321War, technology, anthropology1952670UNINA