Introduction: Where the Scars Are So Thick

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Maps xii
5. Introduction: Where the Scars Are So Thick 1
6. 1 Dirt Work 21
7. Interlude 1: A Timeline 45
8. 2 A Sea of Insecurity 47
9. Interlude 2: Running 69
10. 3 The Body, the Flesh, and the Hospital 73
11. Interlude 3: Where War Is (Always) Coming 95
12. 4 When Life Demands Release 99
13. Interlude 4: Joy 121
14. 5 “ We Are Creating a World We Have Never Seen” 123
15. Interlude 5: Otherwise 143
16. Conclusion: Cohabitation 147
17. Notes 157
18. Bibliography 179
19. Index 195