The last stand of the psychocultural Cold warriors: Military contract research in Vietnam

Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 232-250

  Rohde, Joy ^a  

^a TRINITY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HISTORY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; POLITICS; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL CONTROL; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOLDIER; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; WAR;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTRACT SERVICES; DATA COLLECTION; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; POLITICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE; PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; UNITED STATES; VIETNAM CONFLICT;

EID: 79960067598     PISSN: 00225061     EISSN: 15206696     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhbs.20509     Document Type: Article

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