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Categories: History
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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
The Body of War
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Authors: Dubravka Žarkov
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007-09-03 - Publisher: Duke University Press

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In The Body of War, Dubravka Žarkov analyzes representations of female and male bodies in the Croatian and Serbian press in the late 1980s and in the early 199
War and the Body
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Pages: 266
Authors: Kevin McSorley
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-01-25 - Publisher: Routledge

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This edited volume places the body at the centre of critical thinking about war and its consequences. War is fundamentally embodied. The reality of war is not j
How de Body?
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Authors: Teun Voeten
Categories: History
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In 1998, acclaimed photojournalist Teun Voeten headed to Sierra Leone for what he thought would be a standard assignment on the child soldiers there. But the ce
Helmets and Body Armor in Modern Warfare
Language: en
Pages: 325
Authors: Bashford Dean
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 1920-12-01 - Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Published shortly World War I, this book presents the virtues and failings of helmets and body armor in warfare of the time. To this end, it brings together mat