US Military Bases and Anti-Military Organizing [electronic resource] : An Ethnography of an Air Force Base in Ecuador /
Fitz-Henry, Erin.author.
US military presence in twenty-first century in Latin America has recently been characterised by rapidly intensifying militarization alongside under-supported anti-military activism. This book redirects recent debates about twenty-first century social mobilization by taking seriously those who actively resist the social movements in their midst.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Prologue: The Coca Wars at Empire's Edge; Introduction Officers, Activists, and an Anthropologist in an Imperial Contact Zone; 1 A Brief History of Empire; 2 "But There's No American Base Here!": Becoming Domestic in a Foreign Sense; 3 The Scales of Occupation: Becoming Regional in an International Sense; 4 Obligatory Charities, Generous Obligations: Becoming Civilian in a Military Sense; 5 The Return of the City-State? Becoming Autonomous in a Sovereign Sense
Conclusion Becoming Colombian in an Ecuadorian SenseNotes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
US military presence in twenty-first century in Latin America has recently been characterised by rapidly intensifying militarization alongside under-supported anti-military activism. This book redirects recent debates about twenty-first century social mobilization by taking seriously those who actively resist the social movements in their midst.
Anthropology.
Ethnology.
Political sociology.
Sociology.
Politics and war.
Anthropology.
Social Anthropology.
Cultural Anthropology.
Political Sociology.
Sociology, general.
Military and Defence Studies.