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Author Brittain, Victoria, author.

Title Shadow lives : the forgotten women of the war on terror / Victoria Brittain ; foreword by John Berger ; afterword by Marina Warner
Published London : Pluto Press ; New York : Distributed in the United States of America exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan, 2013

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 182 pages)
Contents Sabah: From Palestine to Guantanamo -- Zinnira: From Medina to Guantanamo -- Dina and Josephine: From Palestine and Africa to House Arrest in London -- Hamda: From Jordan to Belmarsh Prison -- Ragaa: From Egypt to Long Lartin Prison -- The South London Families -- Daughters and Sisters -- Families Surviving the War on Terror
Summary This book reveals the unseen side of the 9/11 wars: their impact on the wives and families of men incarcerated in Guantanamo, or in prison or under house arrest in Britain and the US. This book is both an accuse and a testament to the strength of the women
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 18, 2013)
In Academic Library
Subject Arabs -- Great Britain -- 21st century
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 -- Social aspects
Political prisoners' spouses -- Great Britain
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Ethnic Studies -- General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
LAW -- Criminal Law -- General.
Arabs
Political prisoners' spouses
Social aspects
Great Britain
Form Electronic book
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