Dark Trophies: Hunting and the Enemy Body in Modern War

By Simon Harrison and Simon Harrison

Book Overview

The only comparative and historical study of the use of human body parts as trophies by military personnel in modern warfare Argues that these deviant practices represent important evidence of the power of metaphor in structuring human social behaviour An exploration of the close collections of military misconduct with colonialism, scientific collecting and concepts of race

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1782385207
• ISBN13: 9781782385202
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: Berghahn Books
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"