Impotent Warriors

List of Abbreviations Acknowledgements Introduction PART I: GWS EXPLANATORY MODELS Chapter 1. Desert Rats, Not Lab RatsA" Introduction Biomedical Position on GWS A Veteran's View Discussion of GWS Causes Risk Conclusions Chapter 2. Chains of Causation, Chains of Knowledge Introduction Contested Knowledge Claims to Truth and Knowledge Levels of Causation Meta-narrative Conclusions PART II: BODIES AND BOUNDARIES Chapter 3. Leaky Bodies Introduction Body Substances Body Substances as Commodity Visibility Shifting Boundaries Extended Boundaries Leaky Bodies Internal Risks Conclusions Chapter 4. We are the EnemyA" Boundaries and Borders Theories of Causation and the Immune System Military Metaphors Conclusions PART III GWS AS UNIQUE ILLNESS Chapter 5. Veterans' Associations The Construction of GWS Narratives The Role of Women You Aren't Mad - It's ChemicalA" Conclusions Chapter 6. The Disappearing Man: Narratives of Lost Masculinity Semen The Soldier's Body: The Embodiment of Masculinity GWS Bodies: The Disappearance of Masculinity Old Women's DiseasesA" Women Conclusions Chapter 7. Impotent Warriors: The Context of Narratives of Lost Masculinity Military Masculinity Masculinity under Threat Gender Anxiety Leaving the Military The Military Context Conclusions: Embodying Male Lack Conclusion: GWS and World Trade Centre Syndrome GWS: An Illness of Our Time? Risk and Vulnerability The medicalisation of Life The Approach of Anthropology Ethical Issues and Dilemmas Conclusions Appendices Bibliography Index