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What Kind of Liberation?: Women and the Occupation of Iraq
Nadje Al-Ali
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Description for What Kind of Liberation?: Women and the Occupation of Iraq
Paperback. In the run-up to war in Iraq, the Bush administration assured the world that America's interest was in liberation - especially for women. This book examines how Iraqi women have fared since the invasion. It reports from the heart of the war zone with news of scarce resources, unemployment, violence, and seclusion. Num Pages: 240 pages, 14 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 400.
In the run-up to war in Iraq, the Bush administration assured the world that America's interest was in liberation - especially for women. The first book to examine how Iraqi women have fared since the invasion, "What Kind of Liberation?" reports from the heart of the war zone with dire news of scarce resources, growing unemployment, violence, and seclusion. Moreover, the book exposes the gap between rhetoric that placed women center stage and the present reality of their diminishing roles in the 'new Iraq'. Based on interviews with Iraqi women's rights activists, international policy makers, and NGO workers and illustrated ... Read more
In the run-up to war in Iraq, the Bush administration assured the world that America's interest was in liberation - especially for women. The first book to examine how Iraqi women have fared since the invasion, "What Kind of Liberation?" reports from the heart of the war zone with dire news of scarce resources, growing unemployment, violence, and seclusion. Moreover, the book exposes the gap between rhetoric that placed women center stage and the present reality of their diminishing roles in the 'new Iraq'. Based on interviews with Iraqi women's rights activists, international policy makers, and NGO workers and illustrated ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Weight
400g
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520265813
SKU
V9780520265813
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About Nadje Al-Ali
Nadje Al-Ali is Reader in Gender Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London. Nicola Pratt is Lecturer in Comparative Politics and International Relations at the University of East Anglia.
Reviews for What Kind of Liberation?: Women and the Occupation of Iraq
"A timely addition to scholarship on Iraq." Publishers Weekly "Impressive."
Charles Tripp The Middle East In London "Nadje Al-Ali and Nicola Pratt's research could not have come at a better time. What Kind of Liberation? offers a revolutionary perspective on the war."
Lizzy Shramko Feminist Review "A very important tool for those of us living during the 'war ... Read more
Charles Tripp The Middle East In London "Nadje Al-Ali and Nicola Pratt's research could not have come at a better time. What Kind of Liberation? offers a revolutionary perspective on the war."
Lizzy Shramko Feminist Review "A very important tool for those of us living during the 'war ... Read more