2024 Special Issue:
Iraq since the US Invasion
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Special Issue Introduction, by guest editors Eckart Woertz and Achim Rohde
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“The Rashid Theater in Baghdad: The Drama of a Nation,” by Hadeel Abdelhameed
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“Collective (Non-)Memory of the Iran-Iraq War and Sectarian Thinking among Veterans-Turned-Shi‘i Militia Fighters,” by Younes Saramifar
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“Baghdad behind Walls: Mapping Urban Heritage for Spatial Justice,” by Ula Merie and Sana Murrani
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“The Evolution of a Contemporary Iraqi Intellectual: Reflections on Ahmed Saadawi's First Four Novels,” by Ronen Zeidel
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“Problematic Archives: Documentary Knowledge of Modern Iraq between Ex- and Repatriation,” Peter Wien
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“Security and Empowerment as Justice: Yezidi Women's Demands and Perceptions of Post-Genocide Justice,” by Tutku Ayhan
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“A Century of Changing Perceptions of 'Christian Militias' in Iraq,” by Alda Benjamen
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“Peacebuilding, Patronage-Building, and Post-Conflict NGO Corruption: Barriers to Democratization in Anbar, Iraq,” by Jessica Watkins and Falah Mubarak Bardan
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“The Iraq War as a War over the Meaning of Europe,” by Eckart Woertz, Manon-Nour Tannous, and Achim Rohde
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“Eat the State,” review article by Chantal Berman
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“The Enduring Challenges of Middle East Security and the Evolving Role of the United States,” review article by David B. Des Roches
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For book reviews and and more, check out the rest of the issue on Ingenta
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