David Price (anthropologist)
David Price | |
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| Born | David Harold Price 1960 (age 63–64) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | The Evergreen State College University of Chicago University of Florida |
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| Main interests | Anthropology |
David Harold Price (born 1960) is an American anthropologist. He studied anthropology at Evergreen State College, the University of Chicago and the University of Florida (PhD 1993)[1] and is a professor of anthropology at St. Martin's University in Lacey, Washington.[2][3][4]
Price has conducted cultural anthropological and archaeological field work in Egypt and elsewhere in the Near East. His primary research area is the history of anthropology along with various interactions between anthropologists and military/intelligence agencies.[5] His 2004 book Threatening Anthropology used tens of thousands of Federal Bureau of Investigation files released under the Freedom of Information Act to examine how the FBI harassed anthropologists that were activists in issues of racial equality during the McCarthy era. His 2008 book Anthropological Intelligence documented American anthropologists’ contributions to the Second World War.[6] He has written journalistic exposés on military uses of anthropology in the Human Terrain System program, and on post-9/11 programs bringing the CIA and other intelligence agencies back on to American university campuses.[7] Much of Price's historical and contemporary writing focuses on the ethical and political context of anthropological practice.[8]
Price is a frequent contributor to CounterPunch, and is a member of the Network of Concerned Anthropologists. In 2022, David Price was identified as one of "today's top ten anthropologists" by the Academic Influencer ranking service.[9]
Books
- Cold War Deceptions: The Asia Foundation and the CIA. University of Washington Press, 2024.
- The American Surveillance State: How The U.S. Spies On Dissent. Pluto Books, 2022.
- Cold War Anthropology: The CIA, the Pentagon and the Growth of Dual Use Anthropology. Duke University Press, 2016.
- Weaponizing Anthropology: Social Science in Service of the Militarized State. AK/CounterPunch Books, 2011.
- Anthropological Intelligence: The Deployment and Neglect of American Anthropology in the Second World War. Duke University Press, 2008.
- Threatening Anthropology: McCarthyism and the FBI's Surveillance of Activist Anthropologists. Duke University Press, 2004.
- Atlas of World Cultures: A Geographical Guide to Ethnographic Literature. SAGE Publications, 1989.
References
- ^ The Evolution of Irrigation in Egypt's Fayoum Oasis: State, Village and Conveyance Loss. 1993. University of Florida, PhD dissertation.
- ^ Saint Martin's University. "Faculty and Staff Directory". Archived from the original on 11 January 2011. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
- ^ Gale Biography in Context. 2012. "David H. Price" Contemporary Authors Online. Detroit: Gale, 2012
- ^ "The Writers Directory, 31st Edition. 2013. "David H. Price," Detroit: St. James Press,"
- ^ Peter C. Baker, The Nation June 16, 2016. "Bad Intelligence". Retrieved 29 October 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Singer, Merrill. "Selling Anthropology to the Highest Bidder: An Interview with David Price." Society for Applied Anthropology Newsletter, Vol. 16, No. 3, August 2005, pp. 5–7. Note: Newsletter No. 3 is mislabeled as No. 2.
- ^ "2010. Interview with David Price on 'The CIA Is Welcoming Itself Back onto American University Campuses'". Democracy Now. 9 February 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
- ^ "The Ethics of a Code for Anthropologists." Archived 2011-06-01 at the Wayback Machine The Chronicle of Higher Education. Vol. 55, Issue 15. 12/5/2008
- ^ Barham, James. "Top Influential Anthropologists Today". Academic Influence. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
External links
- St. Martin’s University faculty page Archived 2018-07-31 at the Wayback Machine
- David H. Price bibliography Archived 2012-03-08 at the Wayback Machine
- David H. Price at ResearchGate