| A Poisonous Affair: America, Iraq, and the Gassing of Halabja Contributor(s): Hiltermann, Joost R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521876869 ISBN-13: 9780521876865 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $94.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2007 Annotation: This book tells the story of the gassing of Halabja, and how Iraq amassed chemical weapons to target Iranian soldiers and Kurdish villagers as America looked the other way. Today, as the Middle East sinks further into turmoil, these policies are coming back to haunt the West. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Middle East - General - History | Military - Biological & Chemical Warfare |
| Dewey: 956.704 |
| LCCN: 2007001313 |
| Physical Information: 0.99" H x 6.28" W x 9.22" (1.34 lbs) 346 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1980's - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In March 1988, during the Iran-Iraq war, thousands were killed in a chemical attack on a town in Iraqi Kurdistan. Both sides accused the other. Gradually it emerged that Saddam Hussein, with the tacit support of his western allies, was responsible. This book tells the story of the gassing of Halabja, and how Iraq amassed chemical weapons to target Iranian soldiers and Kurdish villagers as America looked the other way. Today, as the Middle East sinks further into turmoil, these policies are coming back to haunt the West. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hiltermann, Joost R.: - Joost R. Hiltermann is a veteran commentator on human rights. While researching this book, he was working as Director of the Arms Divison of Human Rights Watch. He is currently the Middle East Project Director for the International Crisis Group. His publications include Behind the Intifada: Labor and Women's Movements in the Occupied Territories (1991). |