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| Author/Contributor(s): |
Harrison, Simon
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| Publisher: |
Berghahn Books
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| Date: |
05/01/2014
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| Binding: |
Paperback
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| Condition: |
NEW
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Many anthropological accounts of warfare in indigenous societies have described the taking of heads or other body parts as trophies. But almost nothing is known of the prevalence of trophy-taking of this sort in the armed forces of contemporary nation-states. This book is a history of this type of misconduct among military personnel over the past two centuries, exploring its close connections with colonialism, scientific collecting and concepts of race, and how it is a model for violent power relationships between groups.
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