Index

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction The Health Consequences of War 1
4. Part I Afghanistan and Pakistan
5. 1 Childbirth in the Context of Conflict in Afghanistan 41
6. 2 Drone Strikes and Vaccination Campaigns How the War on Terror Helps Sustain Polio in Afghanistan and Pakistan 57
7. 3 Remaining Undone Heroin in the Time of Serial War 73
8. 4 Dignity under Extreme Duress The Moral and Emotional Landscape of Local Humanitarian Workers in the Afghan- Pakistan Border Areas 90
9. Part II Iraq
10. 5 War and the Public Health Disaster in Iraq 111
11. 6 The Political Capital of War Wounds 137
12. 7 Iraqis’ Cancer Itineraries War, Medical Travel, and Therapeutic Geographies 152
13. 8 War and Its Consequences for Cancer Trends and Services in Iraq 172
14. Part III United States
15. 9 Imagining Military Suicide 191
16. 10 Afterwar Work for Life 210
17. 11 “It’s Not Okay” War’s Toll on Health Brought Home to Communities and Environments 231
18. Appendix The Body Count 255
19. About the Editors 259
20. About the Contributors 261
21. Index 265