{"product_id":"9780804791908","title":"Culture in Conflict: Irregular Warfare, Culture Policy, and the Marine Corps","description":"In response to the irregular warfare challenges facing the U.S. in Iraq and Afghanistan in 2005, General James Mattis—then commander of Marine Corps Combat Development Command—established a new Marine Corps cultural initiative. The goal was simple: teach Marines to interact successfully with the local population in areas of conflict. The implications, however, were anything but simple: transform an elite military culture founded on the principles of \"locate, close with, and destroy the enemy\" into a \"culturally savvy\" Marine Corps. \u003ci\u003eCulture in Conflict: Irregular Warfare, Culture Policy, and the Marine Corps\u003c\/i\u003e examines the conflicted trajectory of the Marine Corps' efforts to institute a radical culture policy into a military organization that is structured and trained to fight conventional wars. More importantly, however, it is a compelling book about America's shifting military identity in a new world of unconventional warfare.","brand":"Stanford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47109014290672,"sku":"9780804791908","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780804791908_p0.jpg?v=1763728944","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780804791908","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}