Dark Trophies

Dark Trophies Hunting and the Enemy Body in Modern War

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Publisher's Synopsis

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.

Book information

ISBN: 9781782385202
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Imprint: Berghahn Books
Pub date:
DEWEY: 355.02074
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 244
Weight: 362g
Height: 155mm
Width: 229mm
Spine width: 18mm