Hoffman argues that in contemporary West Africa, space, sociality, and life itself are organized around making young men available for all manner of dangerous work. Drawing on his ethnographic research over the past nine years, as well as the anthropology of violence, interdisciplinary security studies, and contemporary critical theory, he maintains that the mobilization of West African men exemplifies a global trend in the outsourcing of warfare and security operations. A similar dynamic underlies the political economy of violence in Iraq, Afghanistan, and a growing number of postcolonial spaces. An experienced photojournalist, Hoffman integrates more than fifty of his photographs of young West Africans into "The War Machines."
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Hoffman argues that in contemporary West Africa, space, sociality, and life itself are organized around making young men available for all manner of dangerous work. Drawing on his ethnographic research over the past nine years, as well as the anthropology of violence, interdisciplinary security studies, and contemporary critical theory, he maintains that the mobilization of West African men exemplifies a global trend in the outsourcing of warfare and security operations. A similar dynamic underlies the political economy of violence in Iraq, Afghanistan, and a growing number of postcolonial spaces. An experienced photojournalist, Hoffman integrates more than fifty of his photographs of young West Africans into "The War Machines."
Imprint | Duke University Press |
Country of origin | United States |
Series | The Cultures and Practice of Violence |
Release date | September 2011 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days |
First published | August 2011 |
Authors | Danny Hoffman |
Dimensions | 159 x 237 x 26mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Hardcover - Cloth over boards |
Pages | 328 |
Edition | New |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-8223-5059-0 |
Barcode | 9780822350590 |
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LSN | 0-8223-5059-9 |