Anthropology and the United States Military : Coming of Age in the Twenty-First Century

Anthropology and the United States Military is a fascinating edited collection of ethnographic research that seeks to provide visions of and for US military culture from a solid anthropological base. The volume explores several important but relatively unknown cultural variations in the defense community through a variety of lenses. A strong list of contributors highlight important issues such as: anthrax vaccines, the "Golden Age" culture of the military, gender roles among army spouses, weight control and physical readiness, the military advisor, and the USNA.

Pamela R. Frese is Professor of Anthropology at the College of Wooster and editor of Transcending Boundaries: Multi-Disciplinary Approaches to the Study of Gender.

Margaret C. Harrell is Senior Social Scientist at RAND and author of numerous RAND publications.