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Voices from Iraq : a people's history, 2003-2009
- Title
- Voices from Iraq : a people's history, 2003-2009 / [compiled by] Mark Kukis.
- Publication
- New York : Columbia University Press, ©2011.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | DS79.766.A1 V645 2011 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Kukis, Mark, 1973-
- Description
- xviii, 220 p.; 24 cm.
- Summary
- Uses testimonies from nearly seventy Iraqis to present a chronology of the War in Iraq, including the 2003 invasion, the rise in open sectarian violence, and the efforts since 2008 to reconstruct Iraqi society.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Personal Narrative
- Personal narratives.
- History.
- Personal narratives – Iraqi.
- Récits personnels.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Contents
- Introduction. A note on civilian casualties -- The sanctity of guns and shrines -- An army in defeat -- The roads of falling cities -- A guest for Mr. Axe -- Home no more -- Hitting back -- An end to exile. The coming of a war within -- Old foes -- The edge of battles -- A saying about luck -- A new order. Moving days -- The price of sons -- Questions and answers -- The mouths of soldiers. A visit to the temple -- House to house -- Paths to safety -- The face of a savior -- Waking up -- Laughing to Bucca -- Keeping to the neighborhood. Less than whole -- Beloveds lost and found -- The makings of another life.
- ISBN
- 9780231156929
- 0231156928
- 9780231527569
- 023152756X
- LCCN
- 2010045331
- 40019446800
- OCLC
- ocn682920553
- 682920553
- SCSB-14373590
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library