Impotent warriors : Gulf War syndrome, vulnerability and masculinity / / Susie Kilshaw

• Autore: Kilshaw Susie
• Pubblicazione: New York ; ; Oxford, England : , : Berghahn Books, , 2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (280 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.98
• Soggetto topico: Persian Gulf syndrome - Great Britain; Persian Gulf War, 1991 - Veterans - Diseases - Great Britain
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-252) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Title page-Impotent warriors; Contents; List of Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I-GWS Explanatory Models; CH 1-'Desert rats, not lab rats'; CH 2-Chains of causation, chains of knowledge; Part II-Bodies and Boundaries; CH 3-Leaky bodies; CH 4-'We are the enemy'; Part III-Gulf War Syndrome as Unique Illness; CH 5-Veteran's associations; CH 6-The disappearing man; CH 7-Impotent warriors; CH 8-GWS ans world trade centre syndrome; Appendix I; Appendix II; Appendix III; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: From September 1990 to June 1991, the UK deployed 53,462 military personnel in the Gulf War. After the end of the conflict anecdotal reports of various disorders affecting troops who fought in the Gulf began to surface. This mysterious illness was given the name "Gulf War Syndrome" (GWS). This book is an investigation into this recently emergent illness, particularly relevant given ongoing UK deployments to Iraq, describing how the illness became a potent symbol for a plethora of issues, anxieties, and concerns. At present, the debate about GWS is polarized along two lines: there are those who
• Titolo autorizzato: Impotent warriors
• ISBN: 1-78533-659-2; 1-282-62742-2; 9786612627422; 1-84545-879-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910269349803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II