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Anthropological Intelligence: The Deployment and Neglect of American Anthropology in the Second World War

Anthropological Intelligence: The Deployment and Neglect of American Anthropology in the Second World War

Price, David H.

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Anthropology20th Century United States HistoryWorld War II

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ISBN10: 0822342197
ISBN13: 9780822342199
Publisher: Duke University Press
Published: Jun 9 2008
Pages: 400
Weight: 1.55
Height: 1.10 Width: 6.30 Depth: 9.30
Language: English
By the time the United States officially entered World War II, more than half of American anthropologists were using their professional knowledge and skills to advance the war effort. The range of their war-related work was extraordinary. They helped gather military intelligence, pinpointed possible social weaknesses in enemy nations, and contributed to the army's regional Pocket Guide booklets. They worked for dozens of government agencies, including the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) and the Office of War Information. At a moment when social scientists are once again being asked to assist in military and intelligence work, David H. Price examines anthropologists' little-known contributions to the Second World War.

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