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More on military, anthropologists, and plagiarism

Posted on Nov 5th, 2007 by livingplanet : livingplanet livingplanet

  Last week, we noted the expose of anthropologist David Price on possible instances of plagiarism in the U.S.Army/ Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Field Manual (COIN), which was recently published by the University of Chicago Press.... More »

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Anthropological plagiarism in new counterinsurgency manual???

Posted on Oct 30th, 2007 by livingplanet : livingplanet livingplanet

I got an email alert on David Price's article in www.CounterPunch.com about David Price's expose on possible plagiarism in the U.S. Army and Marine Corps' new Counterinsurgency Field Manual (No. 3-24) . The article is... More »

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Marshall Sahlins and more on Anthropologists go to war

Posted on Oct 12th, 2007 by livingplanet : livingplanet livingplanet

  Marshall Sahlins addresses the call for a more updated discussion on anthropologists and Iraq/Afghanistan in his letter to NYT. See the link below, which was forwarded to the e-anth listserve. http://savageminds.org/2007/10/11/marshall-sahlins-on-anthropologists-in-iraq/ The incident he... More »

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Anthropologists go to war

Posted on Oct 11th, 2007 by livingplanet : livingplanet livingplanet

Recent news reports relayed the experience and perspective of anthropologists working with U.S. forces in Afghanistan. This has sparked several debates in many anthropological online communities. The debates are interesting and lively.   A point... More »

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Anthropology of Relevance

Posted on Oct 11th, 2007 by livingplanet : livingplanet livingplanet

Gawad Kalinga housing Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines   Recently in an egroup that I am part of that discusses environment, culture, and geopolitical issues, there was a spirited exchange on the relevance of anthropology and... More »

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