TY  - GEN
AU  - Kilshaw,Susie
TI  - Impotent Warriors : Perspectives on Gulf War Syndrome, Vulnerability and Masculinity
SN  - j.ctt9qdd0b
PY  - 2008///1201
PB  - Berghahn Books
KW  - Medical anthropology
KW  - bicssc
KW  - Anthropology
KW  - medical anthropology
KW  - health and wellness
KW  - disease and society
KW  - social construction of illness
KW  - First Gulf War
KW  - social psychology
KW  - health scares
KW  - Masculinity
KW  - Semen
KW  - Vaccine
N1  - Open Access
N2  - 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, 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 think it is a unique, organic condition caused by Gulf War toxins and those who argue that it is probably a psychological condition that can be seen as part of a larger group of illnesses. With an anthropological focus on nuances and subtleties, the author provides a new approach to understanding GWS, one that makes sense of the cultural circumstances, specific and general, that gave rise to the illness
UR  - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/30035/1/650061.pdf
UR  - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/30035/1/650061.pdf
UR  - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/30035/1/650061.pdf
UR  - https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/37476
ER  -