Global Perspectives on War, Gender and Health : The Sociology and Anthropology of Suffering

Analyses the links between suffering caused by the intentionally inflicted violence of war and the suffering unintentionally engendered by modern medicine's processes, establishing a fitting tribute to the academic and campaigning work of Meg Stacey who made gendered subjectivities a central concern of sociology.

Rendering the suffering of the marginalized visible has been an important aspect of feminist sociological studies of health, illness and medicine, with the subjective experience of those without access to institutional power being at the forefront of the research. This volume analyzes the links between the suffering caused by the intentional violence of war and the unintentional suffering engendered by modern medicinal processes. By establishing a fitting tribute to the academic and campaigning work of Meg Stacey, Global Perspectives on War, Gender and Health responds to her challenge of ’why medical sociology had not yet turned its gaze upon the health consequences of war’. A selection of international case studies are used to create a volume of significant interest to sociologists and those working in the fields of anthropology, social policy, social work, peace, war and security studies, and international development.