The sacking of Fallujah : a people's history / Ross Caputi, Richard Hill, Donna Mulhearn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Caputi, Ross, author.

Hill, Richard, 1949- author.

Mulhearn, Donna, author.

Series:

Culture and politics in the Cold War and beyond

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

IS (Organization).

Fallūjah (Iraq)--History--21st century.

Fallūjah (Iraq).

Fallujah, Battle of, Fallūjah, Iraq, 2004.

Iraq War, 2003-2011--Campaigns--Iraq--Fallūjah.

Iraq War, 2003-2011.

Military campaigns.

Iraq.

Iraq--Fallūjah.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

viii, 209 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [2019]

Summary:

The Iraqi city of Fallujah has become an epicenter of geopolitical conflict, where foreign powers and non-state actors have repeatedly waged war in residential neighborhoods with staggering humanitarian consequences. The Sacking of Fallujah is the first comprehensive study of the three recent sieges of this city, including those by the United States in 2004 and the Iraqi-led operation to defeat ISIS in 2016. Unlike dominant military accounts that focus on American soldiers and U.S. leaders and perpetuate the myth that the United States "liberated" the city, this book argues that Fallujah was destroyed by coalition forces, leaving public health crises, political destabilization, and mass civilian casualties in their wake. This meticulously researched account cuts through the propaganda to uncover the lived experiences of Fallujans under siege and occupation, and contextualizes these events within a broader history of U.S. policy in the Middle East. Relying on testimony from Iraqi civilians, the work of independent journalists, and documentation from human rights organizations, Ross Caputi, Richard Hil, and Donna Mulhearn place the experiences of Fallujah's residents at the center of this city's recent history.

Contents:

The road to Fallujah

Students' stories, Part I

Conflicting narratives

Students' stories, Part II

The first siege of Fallujah

Sami, part I / by Kali Rubaii

The inter-siege information campaign

Students' stories, part III

The second siege of Fallujah

War heroes and war criminals / by Ross Caputi

Aftermath

The children of Fallujah / by Donna Mulhearn

The third siege of Fallujah

Sami, part II by Kali Rubaii

Conclusion

Afterword. Fallujah : my lost country / by Feurat Alani, translated by Siobhan Marie Me.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Caputi, Ross, author. Sacking of Fallujah

ISBN:

9781625344373

1625344376

9781625344380

1625344384

9781613766880

1613766882

9781613766897

1613766890

OCLC:

1066185325