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The war machine and global health : a critical medical anthropological examination of the human costs of armed conflict and the international violence industry
Title
The war machine and global health : a critical medical anthropological examination of the human costs of armed conflict and the international violence industry / edited by Merrill Singer and G. Derrick Hodge.
ISBN
9780759111905 (cloth : alk. paper)
0759111901 (cloth : alk. paper)
Published
Lanham, Md. : AltaMira Press, c2010.
Physical Description
viii, 339 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
September 05, 2012
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction: The myriad impacts of the war machine on global health / Merrill Singer and G. Derrick Hodge
The echoes of war : effects of early malnutrition on adult health / Patrick F. Clarkin
War and the public health disaster in Iraq / Scott Harding and Kathryn Libal
Children and revolution : mental health and psychosocial well-being of child soldiers in Nepal / Brandon A. Kohrt ... [et al.]
The causes and human costs of targeting Iraq / Elaine A. Hills and Dahlia S. Wasfi
The impact of the war machine on global warming and health : a political-ecological perspective / Hans Baer
Dying of sorrow : expulsion, empire, and the people of Diego Garcia / David Vine
Hasbara, health care, and the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories / Avram Bornstein
Waging war on the wageless : extrajudicial killings, private armies, and the poor of Honduras / Adrienne Pine
Olive drab and white coats : U.S. military medical teams interoperating with Guatemala / Abagail E. Adams
Conclusion: The political economy and critical geography of the war machine / G. Derrick Hodge and Merrill Singer.
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