War or Health?

This reader, comprising 70 specially commissioned articles, provides an unusually wide-ranging examination of the interface between warfare and human health and society. Topics include: * the changing character of wars & their effects on civilians * the demographic consequences of wars * the medical [...]
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This reader, comprising 70 specially commissioned articles, provides an unusually wide-ranging examination of the interface between warfare and human health and society. Topics include: * the changing character of wars & their effects on civilians * the demographic consequences of wars * the medical and health aspects of different kinds of weapons * the changing roles of health professionals in war * the factors behind the outbreak & continuation of wars * the arms trade, social tensions, the role of media * theories of violence, and war as a social institution * efforts to regulate and prevent modern warfare