Across cultures and empires : an immigrant's odyssey from the Soviet Army to the US war in Iraq and American citizenship / Mahir Ibrahimov.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ibrahimov, Mahir, 1956- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ibrahimov, Mahir, 1956-.

Ibrahimov, Mahir.

Soviet Union. Sovetskai͡a Armii͡--Biography.

Soviet Union.

United States. Army--Civilian employees--Biography.

United States.

Soviet Union. Sovetskai͡a Armii͡.

United States. Army.

Azerbaijani Americans--Biography.

Azerbaijani Americans.

Diplomats--Azerbaijan--Biography.

Diplomats.

Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict, 1988-1994.

Iraq War, 2003-2011--Personal narratives, American.

Iraq War, 2003-2011.

Translators.

Iraq.

Azerbaijan.

Translators--Iraq--Biography.

Armed Forces--Civilian employees.

Genre:

Personal narratives -- American.

Biographies.

Autobiographies.

Personal narratives.

Physical Description:

vi, 170 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2021]

Summary:

"In Across Cultures and Empires, Mahir Ibrahimov provides a personal narrative of his experience serving in the Soviet army as a minority--an Azeri-experiencing disillusionment with communism; watching the fall of the Soviet Union; working in the newly-independent Azeri government; immigrating to the United States in search of freedom; and work with the US Army in Iraq. His unique multiple-language ability propelled him into positions that gave him unique vantage points for observation that generated insights into the different cultures he experienced and allowed him to draw connections and observations about freedom and America's role in the world, the different cultures he experienced, war, peace, the fight against terrorism, and the role of religion. It is an immigrant's story told from a unique perspective"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Soldier Of The Empire: Beginning Of The End

2. The Search For Identity

3. The Disappearing Empire: Cultural, Ethical, And Geopolitical Implications

Interlude. Demise of the Empire: Lessons Learned from British, Soviet, and US Campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq

4. A Socialist Democracy

5. An Immigrant's Dream

6. The Real Weapon Of Mass Destruction

7. Clash Of Cultures And Casualties Of War

8. Rising With Hope From Ashes

9. Homeland.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780700632237

0700632239

OCLC:

1226797092