Dark Trophies
| Author | : Simon Harrison |
| Publisher | : Berghahn Books |
| Total Pages | : 244 |
| Release | : 2012-06-30 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780857454997 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0857454994 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (994 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Dark Trophies by : Simon Harrison
Download or read book Dark Trophies written by Simon Harrison and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2012-06-30 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.