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Voices from Iraq: A People´s History, 2003-2009
Mark Kukis
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Description for Voices from Iraq: A People´s History, 2003-2009
Hardback. Beginning in 2003, this intimate narrative includes the experiential accounts of approximately 70 Iraqi civilians, politicians, former dissidents, and present insurgents, enhanced by Kukis's compelling individual portraits. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1FBQ; HBJF1; HBWS5; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
Featuring the testimony of close to seventy Iraqis from all walks of life, Voices from Iraq builds a riveting chronological history unmatched for its insight and revelations. Here is a history of the war in Iraq as told entirely by Iraqis living through the U.S. invasion and occupation. Beginning in 2003, this intimate narrative includes the experiential accounts of civilians, politicians, former dissidents, insurgents, and militiamen. Iraqis offering firsthand stories range from onetime Prime Minister Ayad Allawi to resistance fighters speaking on the condition of anonymity. Divided into five parts, these interviews recount the 2003 invasion; Iraq's gradual slide ... Read more
Featuring the testimony of close to seventy Iraqis from all walks of life, Voices from Iraq builds a riveting chronological history unmatched for its insight and revelations. Here is a history of the war in Iraq as told entirely by Iraqis living through the U.S. invasion and occupation. Beginning in 2003, this intimate narrative includes the experiential accounts of civilians, politicians, former dissidents, insurgents, and militiamen. Iraqis offering firsthand stories range from onetime Prime Minister Ayad Allawi to resistance fighters speaking on the condition of anonymity. Divided into five parts, these interviews recount the 2003 invasion; Iraq's gradual slide ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231156929
SKU
V9780231156929
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About Mark Kukis
Mark Kukis covered the war in Iraq from 2006 to 2009 as a correspondent for Time magazine, and he has written for the New Republic and Salon. He is the author of "My Heart Became Attached": The Strange Journey of John Walker Lindh, and his work can be read at www.markkukis.com.
Reviews for Voices from Iraq: A People´s History, 2003-2009
Oral history is a difficult genre to master, and by taking the works of Studs Terkel as his example, Mark Kukis has set the bar even higher. Yet he succeeds brilliantly, not only by the aptness and vividness of these accounts but also by his selection of the interviewees.
Ali A. Allawi, former Minister of Finance, Defense, and Trade ... Read more
Ali A. Allawi, former Minister of Finance, Defense, and Trade ... Read more