War and Health: The Medical Consequences of the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
Catherine Lutz and Andrea Mazzarino
Abstract
War affects human lives and public health far beyond the battlefield, long after combat ceases. Based on ethnographic research by anthropologists, healthcare workers, social workers, and activists, these chapters cover a range of subjects from maternal health in Afghanistan, to the public health effects of US drone strikes in Pakistan, to Iraq’s deteriorating cancer care system, to the struggles of US military families to recover from combat-related trauma, among other topics. With a spotlight on the US-led wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Pakistan, started ostensibly to root out terrorism, the ... More
War affects human lives and public health far beyond the battlefield, long after combat ceases. Based on ethnographic research by anthropologists, healthcare workers, social workers, and activists, these chapters cover a range of subjects from maternal health in Afghanistan, to the public health effects of US drone strikes in Pakistan, to Iraq’s deteriorating cancer care system, to the struggles of US military families to recover from combat-related trauma, among other topics. With a spotlight on the US-led wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Pakistan, started ostensibly to root out terrorism, the book argues that the terror and wounds of war have no clear resolution for the people who experience it, and for the communities where battles are fought.
Keywords:
war,
health,
Iraq,
Afghanistan,
Pakistan,
US
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2019 |
Print ISBN-13: 9781479875962 |
| Published to NYU Press Scholarship Online: May 2020 |
DOI:10.18574/nyu/9781479875962.001.0001 |
