| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 269 pages) : illustrations. |
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text file |
| Series |
Anthropologies of American Medicine: Culture, Power, and Practice Ser. ; v. 4
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Anthropologies of American medicine.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: The Health Consequences of War; Part I. Afghanistan and Pakistan; 1. Childbirth in the Context of Conflict in Afghanistan; 2. Drone Strikes and Vaccination Campaigns: How the War on Terror Helps Sustain Polio in Afghanistan and Pakistan; 3. Remaining Undone: Heroin in the Time of Serial War; 4. Dignity under Extreme Duress: The Moral and Emotional Landscape of Local Humanitarian Workers in the Afghan-Pakistan Border Areas; Part II. Iraq; 5. War and the Public Health Disaster in Iraq; 6. The Political Capital of War Wounds7. Iraqis' Cancer Itineraries: War, Medical Travel, and Therapeutic Geographies; 8. War and Its Consequences for Cancer Trends and Services in Iraq; Part III. United States; 9. Imagining Military Suicide; 10. Afterwar Work for Life; 11. "It's Not Okay": War's Toll on Health Brought Home to Communities and Environments; Appendix: The Body Count; About the Editors; About the Contributors; Index. |
| Summary |
"War and Health" explores medical consequences of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Afghan War, 2001-2021 -- Health aspects.
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Afghan War (2001-2021) |
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Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Health aspects.
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Iraq War (2003-2011) |
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Public health -- Afghanistan -- History -- 21st century.
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Public health. |
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Afghanistan. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
21st century |
| Subject |
Public health -- Pakistan -- History -- 21st century.
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Pakistan. |
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Public health -- Iraq -- History -- 21st century.
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Iraq. |
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War.
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War. |
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Afghanistan. |
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Iraq. |
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Pakistan. |
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armed conflicts. |
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wars. |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General. |
| Chronological Term |
Since 2000 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Added Author |
Lutz, Catherine, editor.
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Mazzarino, Andrea, editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: War and health. New York : New York University Press, [2019] 9781479875962 (DLC) 2018060119 (OCoLC)1091844536 |
| ISBN |
1479805246 (electronic book) |
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9781479805242 (electronic book) |
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9781479875962 |
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1479875961 |
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9781479894611 |
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1479894613 |
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