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Title

The Iraqi Marshlands : a human and environmental study / edited by Emma Nicholson and Peter Clark.

Publication

London : Politico's Pub. : AMAR International Charitable Foundation, 2003.

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Additional Authors

• Nicholson, Emma.
• Clark, Peter.
• AMAR International Charitable Foundation.

Description

xx, 332 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.); 24 cm.

Summary

"The reconstruction of Iraq following the removal of Saddam Hussein has refocused attention on the plight of the Marsh Dwellers of southern Iraq, who were subjected to a sustained assault by Saddam's government. The marshlands which they had occupied for centuries were drained, the population was scattered, and a way of life which had altered little since Sumerian times was obliterated." "The Iraqi Marshlands: A human and environmental study is the result of years of research by an international team of authorities commissioned by the AMAR appeal to report on different aspects of the Marsh Dwellers' situation - historical, economic, legal and political - and the prospects for their return home in the post-Saddam era."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject

• Minorities > Iraq
• Marshes > Iraq
• Tigris-Euphrates Delta (Iraq and Iran)

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

1. Getting help where it is needed -- -- The people -- 2. Demography of the Marsh Arabs -- 3. The economy of the Iraq Marshes in the 1990s -- 4. Assault on the Marshlands -- 5. Educational needs and provisions for Iraqi refugees in Iran -- 6. Health in the Marshes and in the refugee camps -- -- The place -- 7. The deltaic complex of the lower Mesopotamian plain and its evolution through millennia -- 8. Monitoring Marshland degradation using multispectral remote sensed imagery -- 9. The Marshes of southern Iraq : a hydro-engineering and political profile -- 10. The ecosystem -- -- The problems -- 11. The Marsh Dwellers in the history of modern Iraq -- 12. The international context of Iraq from 1980 to the present -- 13. Statistical outline of the situation of the south Iraqi refugees in Iran, including the Marsh Dwellers -- 14. The liability of the regime for the human rights violations in the Marshlands of southern Iraq -- 15. Water rights and international law -- -- The personal -- 16. A personal testimony -- -- The prospects -- 17. The Southern Iraq Marshlands Project : what it means

ISBN

1842750852 (pbk.)

OCLC

• 53121200
• SCSB-12374905

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Harvard Library