"Soft" Counterinsurgency: Human Terrain Teams and US Military Strategy in Iraq and Afghanistan (Hardcover)

'Soft' Counterinsurgency reviews the promise and actual achievement of Human Terrain Teams, the small groups of social scientists that were eventually embedded in every combat brigade in Iraq and Afghanistan. The book, based on interviews with both HTT personnel and their military commanders, examines the military's need for sociocultural information, the ethical issues surrounding research carried out in combat zones, and the tensions between military and social science organizational cultures. The account provides a close, detailed account of HTT activities, a critical reflection on the possibilities of creating a 'softer, ' less violent counterinsurgency, and the difficulty of attempting to make war more 'intelligent' and discriminating.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Pivot
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 2014
First published:	2014
Authors:	Paul Joseph
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	110
ISBN-13:	978-1-137-40480-0
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Theory of warfare & military science Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social research & statistics > General Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Defence strategy, planning & research > Military intelligence Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Battles & campaigns Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 > General Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
LSN:	1-137-40480-9
Barcode:	9781137404800

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