Anthropological Perspectives on U.S. Foreign Policy

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This course uses a range of anthropological perspectives to examine different topics in U.S. foreign policy during and after the Cold War. Topics include the nuclear missile crisis, the Vietnam War, the war in Afghanistan, the invasion of Iraq, the U.S. "war on terror," humanitarian interventions, and various interventions in Latin America. The class will both contextualize these topics and offer insight into how specific policies shape the lives of everyday people. The overall aim of the course is to explore the possibilities anthropology offers for understanding foreign policy from the ground-up.