Erasing Iraq: The Human Costs of Carnage
Autor Michael Otterman, Richard Hil, Paul Wilson, Dahr Jamailen Limba Engleză Paperback – 3 mai 2010
Western governments and the mainstream media continue to ignore or play down the human costs of the war on Iraqi citizens This has allowed them to present their role as the benign guardians of Iraqi interests. The authors deconstruct this narrative by presenting a portrait of the total carnage in Iraq today. From Iraqi refugees in Syria, Jordan and the West, to civilians left behind, and other witnesses, this the story of the war told by those who experienced it firsthand.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780745328973
ISBN-10: 0745328970
Pagini: 264
Dimensiuni: 135 x 215 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.31 kg
Editura: PLUTO PRESS
Colecția Pluto Press
ISBN-10: 0745328970
Pagini: 264
Dimensiuni: 135 x 215 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.31 kg
Editura: PLUTO PRESS
Colecția Pluto Press
Notă biografică
Michael Otterman is an award-winning freelance journalist and human rights consultant. He was a recent visiting scholar at the Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Sydney. He is the author of Erasing Iraq: The Human Costs of Carnage (Pluto, 2010) and American Torture (Pluto, 2007).
Richard Hil is honorary associate at the Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Sydney and was senior lecturer in the School of Arts and Social Sciences, Southern Cross University, Australia. He is the co-author of Erasing Iraq: The Human Costs of Carnage (Pluto, 2010).
Paul Wilson, OAM, is Professor and Chair of Criminology and Forensic Psychology, Bond University, Australia. He is the co-author of Erasing Iraq: The Human Costs of Carnage (Pluto, 2010).
Richard Hil is honorary associate at the Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Sydney and was senior lecturer in the School of Arts and Social Sciences, Southern Cross University, Australia. He is the co-author of Erasing Iraq: The Human Costs of Carnage (Pluto, 2010).
Paul Wilson, OAM, is Professor and Chair of Criminology and Forensic Psychology, Bond University, Australia. He is the co-author of Erasing Iraq: The Human Costs of Carnage (Pluto, 2010).
Cuprins
Introduction – Hearts of Stone
1. Iraqis Under Siege
2. Refugee Voices
3. Censoring Civilians
4. Dead Bodies Don’t Count
5. Iraqi Sociocide
Postscript – People of No Moment
Notes
Index
1. Iraqis Under Siege
2. Refugee Voices
3. Censoring Civilians
4. Dead Bodies Don’t Count
5. Iraqi Sociocide
Postscript – People of No Moment
Notes
Index
Descriere
Reveals the true human costs of war in Iraq, an unfolding tragedy that has yielded millions of dead and displaced Iraqis since the first Gulf War.