Dustin M. Wax

writer, educator, anthropologist, and freelance thinker

Month of May , 2008

The Guardian UK on Anthropology and Counter-Insurgency

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In the wake of the death of one of the HTS anthropologists last week in Afghanistan, The Guardian covers some of the controversy around the use of anthropology by the military. The article discusses the "Anthropology and Global Counter-Insurgency" conference I presented at last month, and features quotes from and mentions of several of the participants, including John Kelly, Marshall Sahlins, David Price, Hugh Gusterson, Brian Selmanski, and Kerry Frosh -- the latter two representing the Air Force and Marines, respectively.

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