Mastering Soldiers

Mastering SoldiersStudies of the military that deal with the actual experience of troops in the field are still rare in the social sciences. In fact, this ethnographic study of an elite unit in the Israeli Defense Force is the only one of its kind. As an officer of this unit and a professional anthropologist, the author was ideally positioned for his role as participant observer. During the eight years he spent with his unit he focused primarily on such notions as

States of Grace offers a novel approach to the study of Brazilian culture through the lens of utopianism

the welfare state and individuals and the ways in which change was negotiated over the twentieth century

causing him suicidal thoughts

The volume traces the evolution of cognitive therapy from its origin in behavior modification through its development and maturation as an integrative system of therapy

and also on how the later classical tradition eventually diverged from these origins

Translating previously unwritten songs

he develops an uncontrollable desire for the human body

as well as the destruction of the rainforest

cultural intelligence

This chapter details the evolution of research

at the limits of philosophy

particularly the use of excessive force