Reading Iraq: Culture and Power in Conflict

by Muhsin J. al-Musawi

What exactly is Iraq? As a dramatic new era of Iraqi politics unfolds, Muhsin Al-Musawi seeks to understand it by dissecting the country's cultural anatomy. The first major work of its kind, "Reading Iraq" explores the profound connection between identity and power in Iraq's history, and in doing so provides a context for understanding today's complicated struggles. Drawing on a mixture of 'high' and popular forms of expression, Al-Musawi identifies...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1845110706
• ISBN13: 9781845110703
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
• Length: 198 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.1"