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"The Freedom" by Christian Parenti (2004) Life in Iraq~ NEW
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- ISBN
- 9781565849488
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
New Press, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
1565849485
ISBN-13
9781565849488
eBay Product ID (ePID)
30779039
Product Key Features
Book Title
Freedom : Shadows and Hallucinations in Occupied Iraq
Number of Pages
211 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2004
Topic
Military / Iraq War (2003-2011), General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Political Science, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
11.5 Oz
Item Length
7.7 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2004-057938
TitleLeading
The
Reviews
"For those who desire a taste of what occupied Iraq feels and smells and tastes like for the war correspondents, soldiers and Iraqis dealing with the mess that is 'free' Iraq, The Freedom is essential reading." -- San Diego Union-Tribune "[Parenti] has an eye for the perfect image, a wonderful ear for dialogue and a prose style that floats across the page." -- Las Vegas Mercury " The Freedom , a short, fast-paced book, scenic like a good film script, is steeped in the irony and horror of war." -- Los Angeles Times
Dewey Edition
22
Photographed by
Kuwayama, Teru
Dewey Decimal
956.7044/3
Synopsis
Consistently compared with the work of Hunter S. Thompson and Michael Herr, The Freedom provides a fearless and unsanitized tour of the disastrous occupation of Iraq, in all its surreal and terrifying detail. Drawing on the best tradition of war reporting, here is a rare book that "embeds" with both sides--the U.S. military and the Iraqi resistance. Acclaimed journalist Christian Parenti takes us on a high-speed ride along treacherous roads to the centers of the ongoing conflict in Fallujah, Ramadi, and Sadr City through the first year of the occupation. He introduces us to relatives waiting anxiously outside the holding fortress of Abu Ghraib and takes a night drive around Baghdad with the insurgents. He recounts the military's use of drugs and prostitutes, the imperial buffoonery of the Green Zone, and the religious ecstasy of the Shiites. And he allows us to witness, close up and in riveting detail, the cataclysmic violence, rampant gangsterism, and quotidian heroism that is today's Iraq. As predicted by the San Francisco Bay Guardian , when "historians of tomorrow start writing, they will doubtless have copies of The Freedom close at hand."
LC Classification Number
DS79.76.P335 2004
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