Across Cultures and Empires : An Immigrant's Odyssey from the Soviet Army to the US War in Iraq and American Citizenship /

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"In Across Cultures and Empires, Mahir Ibrahimov provides a personal narrative of his experience serving in the Soviet army as a minority--an Azeri-experiencing disillusionment with communism; watching the fall of the Soviet Union; working in the newly-independent Azeri government; immigrating...

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Autor principal: Ibrahimov, Mahir, 1956- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2021]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Ibrahimov, Mahir, > 1956-
United States. > Army.
Soviet Union. > Sovetskai︠a︡ Armii︠a︡
United States. > Army > Civilian employees > Biography.
Soviet Union. > Sovetskai︠a︡ Armii︠a︡ > Biography.
Translators.
Diplomats.
Azerbaijani Americans.
Armed Forces > Civilian employees.
Translators > Iraq > Biography.
Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Personal narratives, American.
Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict, 1988-1994.
Diplomats > Azerbaijan > Biography.
Azerbaijani Americans > Biography.
Iraq.
Azerbaijan.
Personal narratives > American.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"In Across Cultures and Empires, Mahir Ibrahimov provides a personal narrative of his experience serving in the Soviet army as a minority--an Azeri-experiencing disillusionment with communism; watching the fall of the Soviet Union; working in the newly-independent Azeri government; immigrating to the United States in search of freedom; and work with the US Army in Iraq. His unique multiple-language ability propelled him into positions that gave him unique vantage points for observation that generated insights into the different cultures he experienced and allowed him to draw connections and observations about freedom and America's role in the world, the different cultures he experienced, war, peace, the fight against terrorism, and the role of religion. It is an immigrant's story told from a unique perspective"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource (176 pages): illustrations ;
ISBN:9780700632244

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