Dark trophies: hunting and the enemy body in modern war
Auteur :
Harrison, Simon
Éditeur :
Berghahn Books
ISBN :
9780857454980
Date de publication :
1 juin 2012
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
499 g
Format :
Library binding
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Many anthropological accounts of warfare in indigenous societies have described the taking of heads or other body parts as trophies. But almost nothing is known of the prevalence of trophy-taking of this sort in the armed forces of contemporary nation-states. This book is a history of this type of misconduct among military personnel...