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Civil–Military Entanglements

Anthropological Perspectives

Eyal Ben-Ari editor Birgitte Refslund Sorensen editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Berghahn Books

Published:16th Jul '19

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Military-civilian encounters are multiple and diverse in our times. Contributors to this volume demonstrate how military and civilian domains are constituted through entanglements undermining the classic civil-military binary and manifest themselves in unexpected places and manners. Moreover, the essays trace out the ripples, reverberations and resonations of civil-military entanglements in areas not usually associated with such ties, but which are nevertheless real and significant for an understanding of the roles war, violence and the military play in shaping contemporary societies and the everyday life of its citizens.

“Bringing the concept of entanglement to bear on CMR is original, relevant as well as timely in the present circumstances (not to mention that it is a fine edition in terms of form to boot)... Civil-Military Entanglements is a good and important book, signalling a new departure for the anthropology of the military. And the new paradigm it outlines, well-adjusted to the circumstances still (but for how long?) prevailing today, is undoubtedly of interest as an addition to the existing literature.”• Res Militaris

“This is an important and most welcome addition to our knowledge of how militaries work and are experienced around the world. Sørensen and Ben-Ari have done a wonderful job of putting together a volume that greatly expands our knowledge and understanding of militarization and civil-military connections around the world”.• Andrew Bickford, Georgetown University

ISBN: 9781789201956

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324 pages