Bullets in envelopes : Iraqi academics in exile / Louis Yako.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yako, Louis, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Iraq--Social conditions.

Iraq.

Iraq--History.

Exiled scholars--Iraq.

Exiled scholars.

Exiled scholars--Political activity--Iraq.

Social conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London, UK : Pluto Press, [2021]

Summary:

The social and intellectual history of Iraq told through the academic, political and social experiences of Iraqi academics in exile.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgements

Introduction: The Story of This Story

Part I

1. A Nuanced Understanding of Iraq During the Ba'ath Era

2. The Ba'ath Era: Iraqi Academics Looking Back

3. The UN Sanctions: Consenting to Occupation through Starvation

Part II

4. The Occupation: Paving the Road to Exile and Displacement

5. Lives under Contract: The Transition to the Corporate University

6. Language as a Metonym for Politics

7. Final Reflections: Home, Exile and the Future

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781786807458

1786807459

9781786807441

1786807440

OCLC:

1257666267