Armed with expertise: the militarization of american social research during the cold war
Auteur :
Rohde, Joy
Éditeur :
Cornell University Press
ISBN :
9781501732645
Date de publication :
15 sept. 2018
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,5 x 1,4 cm
Poids :
454 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
During the height of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Pentagon launched a controversial counterinsurgency program called the Human Terrain System. The program embedded social scientists within military units to provide commanders with information about the cultures and grievances of local populations. Yet the controversy it inspired was...