| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 320 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Nimo's War, Emma's War; CONTENTS; List of Illustrations; Preface; 1. Eight Women, One War; THE IRAQI WOMEN; THE AMERICAN WOMEN; Conclusion: The Long War; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
Nimo, Maha, Safah, Shatha, Emma, Danielle, Kim, Charlene. In a book that once again blends her distinctive flair for capturing the texture of everyday life with shrewd political insights, Cynthia Enloe looks closely at the lives of eight ordinary women, four Iraqis and four Americans, during the Iraq War. Among others, Enloe profiles a Baghdad beauty parlor owner, a teenage girl who survived a massacre, an elected member of Parliament, the young wife of an Army sergeant, and an African American woman soldier. Each chapter begins with a close-up look at one woman's experiences and widens into a |
| Analysis |
african americans |
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baghdad |
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causes of war |
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contemporary feminists |
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cost of war |
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demographic study |
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ethnic politics |
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feminism |
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gender of war |
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historians |
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international relations |
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iraq war |
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iraqi army |
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men and women |
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middle east |
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modern history |
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multiple perspectives |
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nonfiction |
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political history |
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political science |
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prostitution |
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sexism |
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sexual assault |
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us army |
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war history |
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womens experiences |
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womens perspective |
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world history |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-293) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Women and war -- Iraq
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Women soldiers -- Iraq
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Women -- Iraq
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Iraq War, 2003-2011.
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HISTORY -- Military -- Iraq War (2003- )
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Gender Studies.
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Women
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Women and war
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Women soldiers
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Iraq
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2010001809 |
| ISBN |
0520945956 |
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9780520945951 |
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1282763946 |
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9781282763944 |
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9786612763946 |
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6612763949 |
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