Bullets in envelopes : Iraqi academics in exile /

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

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Yako, Louis
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Pluto Press, [2021]
Temas:
Exiled scholars > Iraq.
Exiled scholars > Political activity > Iraq.
Exiled scholars
Social conditions
Iraq > Social conditions.
Irak > Conditions sociales.
Iraq
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Starting from the End: Returning to Iraq after a Decade in Exile
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: The Story of This Story
  • Questions and Contributions
  • Fieldwork and Research
  • Chapter-by-Chapter Summary
  • Part I
  • 1. A Nuanced Understanding of Iraq during the Baath Era
  • The Conveniently Omitted Nuances of Iraq's Story in Western Discourse
  • A More Refined Understanding of the Iraqi Baath Era
  • 2. The Baath Era: Iraqi Academics Looking Back
  • Communist Academics and the Baath
  • Curriculum, Fellowships, and Freedom of Expression
  • Women Academics under the Baath
  • Religion and Sectarianism under the Baath
  • 3. The UN Sanctions: Consenting to Occupation through Starvation
  • Documented Facts and Consequences of the UN Sanctions
  • Blockaded on Every Side
  • Women Academics during the Sanctions
  • Academic Voices Critiquing the Iraqi Regime
  • Part II
  • 4. The Occupation: Paving the Road to Exile and Displacement
  • Restructuring State and Society through Cultural and Academic Cleansing
  • Killings, Assassinations, and Threats as Cleansing
  • Sectarian Violence as Cleansing
  • "De-Baathification" as Cleansing
  • 5. Lives under Contract: The Transition to the Corporate University
  • Exile Starts at Home
  • Lives under Contract: The Corporate University in Jordan
  • Lives under Contract: The Corporate University in Iraqi Kurdistan
  • The Campus as "Concentration Camp"
  • 6. Language as a Metonym for Politics
  • The Politics of Language on Campus
  • The Social Implications
  • Do Sad Stories Ever End?
  • 7. Final Reflections: Home, Exile, and the Future
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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