| Conflicting Narratives: War, Trauma and Memory in Iraqi Culture Contributor(s): Milich, Stephan (Editor), Pannewick, Friederike (Editor), Tramontini, Leslie (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3895008060 ISBN-13: 9783895008061 Publisher: Dr Ludwig Reichert OUR PRICE: $98.80 Product Type: Hardcover Published: May 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Middle Eastern - History | Ancient - General - History | Middle East - General |
| LCCN: 2012404745 |
| Series: Literaturen Im Kontext. Arabisch - Perisch - Turkisch |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.8" W x 9.6" (1.50 lbs) 268 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume deals with the Iraqi cultural production under and after Baathist rule, a research field which, in comparison to Iraqi history and politics, has attracted relatively scant scholarly attention. The contributors depict the impact of dictatorship, sanctions, and successive wars on Iraqi culture, analyze the predominant narratives and counter-narratives in Iraqi culture, as well as considering the effect of the demographic shift to exile and diaspora. Further contributions deal with the fragmentation of Iraq's political culture and artistic representations of diverse identities and historical memories. And last but by no means least, the volume asks how the strategies of those intellectuals who supported and legitimized official politics during the Baathist rule can be approached and studied critically with a view to gaining a better understanding of how official culture functioned. |