War machine and global health a critical medical anthropological examination of the human costs of armed conflict and the international violence industry

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: The myriad impacts of the war machine on global health / Merrill Singer and G. Derrick Hodge -- The echoes of war : effects of early malnutrition on adult health / Patrick F. Clarkin -- War and the public health disaster in Iraq / Scott Harding and Kathryn Libal -- Children and revolution : mental health and psychosocial well-being of child soldiers in Nepal / Brandon A. Kohrt ... [et al.] -- The causes and human costs of targeting Iraq / Elaine A. Hills and Dahlia S. Wasfi -- The impact of the war machine on global warming and health : a political-ecological perspective / Hans Baer -- Dying of sorrow : expulsion, empire, and the people of Diego Garcia / David Vine -- Hasbara, health care, and the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories / Avram Bornstein -- Waging war on the wageless : extrajudicial killings, private armies, and the poor of Honduras / Adrienne Pine -- Olive drab and white coats : U.S. military medical teams interoperating with Guatemala / Abagail E. Adams -- Conclusion: The political economy and critical geography of the war machine / G. Derrick Hodge and Merrill Singer.