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Defense language /

"Defense Language is comprised of photographs from the project Simulating Iraq. The photographs show costumed role-players, elaborate Hollywood-inspired sets and staged tableaus on military bases across the United States. I embedded myself on these bases between 2006 and 2023 to explore the dep...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Beckett, Claire, 1978- (Photographer)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : GOST Books, 2025.
Subjects:
Beckett, Claire, > 1978-
Documentary photography > Afghanistan.
Documentary photography > Iraq.
Soldiers > Training of > United States > Pictorial works.
Soldiers > Education, Non-military > United States > Pictorial works.
Militaires > Éducation > États-Unis > Ouvrages illustrés.
Photographie documentaire > Afghānistān.
Photographie documentaire > Irak.
Soldiers > Training of
United States
photobooks.
Pictorial works.
Photobooks.
Livres de photographies.
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Summary:"Defense Language is comprised of photographs from the project Simulating Iraq. The photographs show costumed role-players, elaborate Hollywood-inspired sets and staged tableaus on military bases across the United States. I embedded myself on these bases between 2006 and 2023 to explore the depiction of Arabs and Muslims during counterinsurgency training for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan"--
Physical Description:185 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 29 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781915423986
1915423988