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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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"An original, inside look at the role of militarily embedded social scientists in Afghanistan seeking to win the hearts and minds of the people. Paul Joseph shows the inherent contradictions in the fashionable doctrines of 'soft counterinsurgency' and the inevitable failure of any war based on occupation, while also illuminating the ethical compromises affecting social scientists who would conduct their craft under combat conditions." - Charlie Derber, Professor of Sociology, Boston College, USA
"Joseph's book artfully evokes the idealistic intentions of the Human Terrain Teams social scientists, the bureaucratic disorganization of a program in disarray, and an unforgiving wartime environment. This book is indispensable reading for anyone seeking to understand not just why this program failed, but why civilian and military employees of the Pentagon have difficulty working together." - Hugh Gusterson, Professor of Anthropology and Sociology, George Mason University, USA
Authors and Affiliations
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Paul Joseph is Professor of Sociology at Tufts University, USA.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: “Soft” Counterinsurgency: Human Terrain Teams and US Military Strategy in Iraq and Afghanistan
Authors: Paul Joseph
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137401878
Publisher: Palgrave Pivot New York
eBook Packages: Palgrave Social Sciences Collection, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Paul Joseph 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-40480-0Published: 06 June 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-40187-8Published: 06 June 2014
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 110
Topics: Sociology, general, Middle Eastern Culture, Political Sociology, History of Military, Military and Defence Studies, Methodology of the Social Sciences