From Desolation to Reconstruction: Iraq's Troubled Journey

by Bessma Momani

Iraq's streets are unsafe, its people tormented, and its identity as a state challenged from within and without. For some, Iraq is synonymous with internal hatred, bloodshed, and sectarianism. The contributors to this book, however, know another Iraq: a country that was once full of hope and achievement and that boasted one of the most educated workforces in its region--a cosmopolitan secular society with a great tradition of artisans, poets,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1554582296
• ISBN13: 9781554582297
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier University Press
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.0"