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1 online resource (149 pages) |
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Material Culture and Modern Conflict Ser |
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Material Culture and Modern Conflict Ser
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<P><STRONG>Contents</STRONG></P><P><STRONG></STRONG></P><I><P>Preface</P></I><B><P></P></B><P><B>Chapter 1</B> <P>Introduction</P><P>Background</P><P>Abstract Anthropology as Fieldwork Technique</P><P>Overview</P><P><B>Chapter 2</B></P><P>Culture Shock and Initial Adaptations to the Regime of Discipline</P><P>Arriving at the Commando Training Centre</P><P>The First Training Weekend</P><P>Early Group Formation</P><P>Arriving at the Field and Exiting Jack</P><P><B>Chapter 3</B></P><P>Equalization</P><P>When Drill Sergeant Says 'YOU' He Means 'YOU All'</P><P>Identical efforts: 'The Room Swap'</P><P>The Dreaded Kit and Weapon Inspection</P><P>Afters: The Post-Inspection Body Sacrament</P><P><B>Chapter 4</B></P><P>The Phase of Identification</P><P>Extracts from January: We All Get Punished for Each Other's Mistakes</P><P>Extracts from February: A Cold Commitment to Pain</P><P>Extracts from March: Fortification of the Group We're Becoming</P><P>A Surprise Enemy Attack</P><P>Extracts from April: Specialist Instruction</P><P>Extracts from May and June: We'll Get by With a Little Help from Our Training Team *</P><P>9<SUP>th</SUP>, 10<SUP>th</SUP> & 11<SUP>th</SUP> July: Confirmation Weekend</P><P><B>Chapter 5</B></P><P>Exchanging Exhausted Bodies for Excellence: The Testing Stage</P><P>Day Two: The first Pass-out Test</P><P>Timothy</P><P>Jon</P><P>Tris</P><P>Recruit Narratives and the Re-Contextualisation of a Bottom Field Experience *</P><P>Hard Training is Made Easy with Taff Around</P><P>Days Three, Four and Five: Living in the Open Environment</P><P>Day Six: Three Tests in One Day</P><P>Day Seven: More Practice amid the Tests</P><P>Day Eight: Ceremony and Taboo</P><P>Day Nine: The Nine-Mile Speed March</P><P>Day Ten: The Tarzan Assault Course and Preparation for the 30-Miler</P><P><B>Chapter 6</B></P><P>Ceremonial Acceptance</P><P>The Closing Feet Ritual</P><P>Final Reflections before the 30-Miler</P><P>The 30-Mile Run</P><P>The 'Final' Finish Line</P><P>The Green Beret Award Ceremony</P><P>Day Twelve: Discussions about Self-Empowering Narratives</P><P>Day Thirteen: His Final Chance</P><P>Day Fourteen: Emerging from Liminality</P><P><B>Chapter 7</B></P><P>Conclusions: Civilian to Commando from an Anthropological Perspective</P><P>Violence and Masculinity: A Socially Acceptable Identity</P><P>Disciplinary and Punishment Rituals: Types and Practices</P><P>Discipline: Types and Practices of the Royal Marines</P><P>Surveillance: Brickwork and Imagination</P><P>De-Individualization and Personhood: A Sound Investment</P><P>Narratives: Re-Creating a Body Experience</P><P>Re-creation of pain narratives</P><P>Self-empowerment narratives</P><P>Future masculine-action narratives</P><P>Re-Individualization: Acceptance into the Royal Marines</P><P></P><P> </P><P><I>Glossary</I></P><P><I>Bibliography</I></P><P></P><P></P><P> </P> |
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Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Series editors' preface; 1. Introduction; Background; Abstract anthropology as fieldwork technique; Overview; 2. Culture shock and initial adaptations to the regime of discipline; Arriving at the Commando Training Centre; The first training weekend; Early group formation; Arriving at the field and exiting Jack; 3. Equalisation; When Drill Sergeant says 'YOU' he means 'YOU ALL'; Identical efforts: 'The room swap'; The dreaded kit and weapon inspection; Afters: The post-inspection body sacrament |
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4. The phase of identificationExtracts from January: We all get punished for each other's mistakes; Extracts from February: A cold commitment to pain; Extracts from March: Fortification of the group we're becoming; A surprise enemy attack; Extracts from April: Specialist instruction; Extracts from May and June: We'll get by with a little help from our training team; 9-11 July: Confirmation weekend; 5. Exchanging exhausted bodies for excellence: The testing stage; Day 2: The first pass-out test; Timothy; Jon; Tris; Recruit narratives and the re-contextualisation of a Bottom Field experience |
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Hard training is made easy with Taff aroundDays 3-5: Living in the open environment; Day 6: Three tests in one day; Day 7: More practise amid the tests; Day 8: Ceremony and taboo; Day 9: The Nine-Mile Speed March; Day 10: The Tarzan Assault Course and preparation for the 30-miler; 6. Ceremonial acceptance; The closing feet ritual; Final reflections before the 30-miler; The 30-mile run; The 'final' finish line; The Green Beret award ceremony; Day 12: Discussions about self-empowering narratives; Day 13: His final chance; Day 14: Emerging from liminality |
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7. Conclusions: Civilian to commando from an anthropological perspectiveViolence and masculinity: A socially acceptable identity; Disciplinary and punishment rituals: Types and practices; Discipline: Types and practices of the RM; Surveillance: Brickwork and imagination; De-individualisation and personhood: A sound investment; Narratives: Re-creating a body experience; Re-creation of pain narratives; Self-empowerment narratives; Future masculine-action narratives; Re-individualisation: Acceptance into the Royal Marines; Glossary; Bibliography; Index |
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Print version record |
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781317061151 |
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1317061152 |
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9781317061144 |
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1317061144 |
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9781317061137 |
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1317061136 |
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9781315607061 |
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1315607069 |
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