"This book is a culmination of over-a-decade-long field research in conflict and 'post-conflict' zones such as Afghanistan, Afghanistan-Pakistan border (Torkham-Landi Kotal), Lebanon including the Lebanon-Syria border, Sierra Leone, Kashmir Valley, India's Maoist-affected regions of Chhattisgarh adn Odisha, and Indo-Pakistan border in Jammu and Kashmir (J & K) along the International Border and Line of Control (LoC). It brings together the experiences of individuals in confict zones across different continents, particularly in Asia, Africa and Middle East"--Preface