Making Enemies: Humiliation and International Conflict

by Evelin Lindner

When the statue of Saddam Hussein fell and Iraqis danced on the body, hitting it with their shoes, there was joy. Moments later, when an American soldier climbed the statue to place an American flag on the face, there was a national gasp, a moment of humiliation for the Iraqis. Americans had claimed to be liberating them, but the placing of the American flag was a sign of conquest. The flag was quickly removed and replaced with an Iraqi flag, but...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275991091
• ISBN13: 9780275991098
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.6"