Anthropology at War

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Mostly for anthrokeight :

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00jvdh8/Anthropology_at_War/

And in case the link doesn't work, some program info which might help find, um, another source for the material:

Mark Whitaker reports from Washington DC on the recent policy of the United States army to embed anthropologists and other social scientists with combat brigades in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The hope is that they will teach the military to behave in more 'culturally appropriate' ways and reduce the need for lethal force. However, three young academics have died during the 18 months that the policy has been operation, and the American Anthropological Association has condemned the initiative as unethical.

A Square Dog production for BBC Radio 4.

Broadcast on:

BBC Radio 4, 11:00am Friday 24th April 2009

Duration:

30 minutes

Available until:

11:32am Friday 1st May 2009