Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Illustrations vii
4. Acknowledgements ix
5. List of Abbreviations xi
6. Glossary xiii
7. Introduction: The moral economy of masculinity, soldiering & war 1
8. 1. ‘My life is not a secure life’: Manhood, ethics & survival amidst the social transformations of war 27
9. 2. The moral economy of veterans’ political disengagement 61
10. 3. ‘These things are going to ruin the country’: The moral economy of social mobility & enrichment 93
11. 4. ‘At the bottom of everything, it was a lack of economic means’: Love, money & masculine dignity 123
12. 5. Two cultural styles of masculinity 149
13. 6. Conclusion – Veteranhood & beyond in comparative perspective 175
14. Bibliography 187
15. Index 201