Culture wars

Nancy Lindisfarne goes beyond recent concerns about anthropological involvement in government sponsored counter‐insurgency. She considers how problematic cultural rhetorics about Islam and women have become part of current imperialisms and seem to legitimize other forms of anthropological involvemen...

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Published in:Anthropology today 2008-06, Vol.24 (3), p.3-4
Main Author: Lindisfarne, Nancy
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anthropology
Central Asian culture
Cultural differences
Cultural identity
Culture
Feminism
Imperialism
Insurgency
Islam
Islamophobia
Military occupations
Muslims
NATO
NGOs
Non-governmental organizations
Nongovernmental organizations
Political identity
Racism
Rhetoric
Sexism
United Nations
War
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Summary:Nancy Lindisfarne goes beyond recent concerns about anthropological involvement in government sponsored counter‐insurgency. She considers how problematic cultural rhetorics about Islam and women have become part of current imperialisms and seem to legitimize other forms of anthropological involvement such as working for NGOs during the present military occupations in Afghanistan and Iraq.
ISSN:0268-540X
1467-8322
DOI:10.1111/j.1467-8322.2008.00582.x