Culture in conflict : irregular warfare, culture policy, and adaptation in the Marine Corps / Paula Holmes-Eber.

Author/creator Holmes-Eber, Paula author.
Format Book
PublicationStanford, California : Stanford Security Studies, an imprint of Stanford University Press, 2014.
Descriptionpages cm
Subjects

Contents "When the boots hit the ground" : studying military culture from the ground up -- "Every marine a rifleman" : the egalitarian military service -- "Soldiers of the sea" : the Marine Corps expeditionary mindset -- "Honor, courage and commitment" : instilling the warrior ethos at the recruit depots -- "Tip of the spear" : leadership in the Corps -- "Building the plane as we're flying it" : simplifying solutions to culture in theater -- "The 80% solution" : (mis)-translations from SME to marine -- "Where's the 'so what'?" : processing culture at the Center for Advanced Operational Culture Learning (CAOCL) -- "There's no 'I' in team" : reshaping culture specialists to fit a non-specialist culture.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
LCCN 2013044154
ISBN9780804789509 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0804789509 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780804791892 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0804791899 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks VE23 .H57 2014 ✔ Available Place Hold