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The last three decades in Iraqi history can be summarized in these words: dictatorship, war and occupation. After the fall of Saddam’s regime Iraqi novelists are not only writing about the occupation and the current disintegration of Iraq but are also revisiting previous wars that devastated their lives. This book examines how recent Iraqi fiction about war depicts the Iraqi subject in its relation to war, coercion, subjugation and occupation. The theoretical medieval concept of the homo sacer, the killable, as defined by Giorgio Agamben is used to explore the lives and the experiences of different war actors such as the soldier, the war deserter, the camp detainee and the suicide bomber depicted in their "bare life" as men doomed to death in the necropolitical context. War and Occupation in Iraqi Fiction is an exploration of fictional works by a new generation of leading Iraqi authors such as Ali Badr, Shakir Nuri, Najm Wali, Hdiya Hussein and others. It brings to light the overarching continuum in the production of homines sacri in Iraq. Instances of homo sacer under the dictatorship are complemented by new instances found in the camp and under the state of exception of the occupation and the war on terror.
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Ikram Masmoudi is Assistant Professor of Arabic Studies at the University of Delaware. She has translated Beyond Love a novel by Hadiya Hussein and is currently working on the translation of The Green Zone a novel by Iraqi author Shakir Nuri.
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‘With Masmoudi’s astute analyses of a group of recent fictional works by Iraqi writers, we enter the disastrous worlds of Iraqi men and women trapped in spirals of conflict and desertion, of bravery and cowardice, of homes and camps. If fiction does indeed give insights into “nations”, then Masmoudi’s study provides its readers with a vivid portrait of an Iraq whose recent history amidst its different regions and religious affiliations – quite apart from dictatorships and foreign invasions – leads us to wonder what its future may hold.’Roger Allen, Emeritus Professor, University of PennsylvaniaExamines tangible experiences of war and occupation in recent Iraqi fictionThe last three decades in Iraqi history can be summarised in these words: dictatorship, war and occupation. Following the fall of Saddam’s regime, Iraqi novelists are not only writing about the occupation and current disintegration of Iraq – they are also revisiting previous wars that devastated their lives. Ikram Masmoudi examines how recent Iraqi fiction about war depicts the Iraqi subject in its relation to war, coercion, subjugation and occupation. The theoretical concept of the Homo Sacer, the killable, as defined by Giorgio Agamben, is used to explore the lives and the experiences of different war actors such as the soldier, the war deserter, the camp detainee and the suicide bomber depicted in in their ‘bare life’ as sacred men doomed to death in the necropolitical context.Key Features•Explores fictional works by a new generation of leading Iraqi authors such as Ali Badr, Shakir Nuri, Najm Wali and Hdiya Hussein•Provides a historical contextualisation of the Iraqi novel before and after the fall of Saddam Hussein’s regime•Presents an analytical and critical study of a selected corpus of novels about war and occupation in IraqIkram Masmoudi is Assistant Professor of Arabic Studies at the University of Delaware. She was educated in Tunisia and France and has taught at Aix-en-Provence, Princeton, Duke and Middlebury College. She translated Beyond Love by Hadiya Hussein and is translating The Green Zone by Shakir Nuri.Cover image: Screams by Wissam al-JazairyCover design:[EUP logo]www.euppublishing.com
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With Masmoudi s astute analyses of a group of recent fictional works by Iraqi writers, we enter the disastrous worlds of Iraqi men and women trapped in spirals of conflict and desertion, of bravery and cowardice, of homes and camps. If fiction does indeed give insights into nations , then Masmoudi s study provides its readers with a vivid portrait of an Iraq whose recent history amidst its different regions and religious affiliations quite apart from dictatorships and foreign invasions leads us to wonder what its future may hold. Roger Allen, Emeritus Professor, University of PennsylvaniaExamines tangible experiences of war and occupation in recent Iraqi fictionThe last three decades in Iraqi history can be summarised in these words: dictatorship, war and occupation. Following the fall of Saddam s regime, Iraqi novelists are not only writing about the occupation and current disintegration of Iraq they are also revisiting previous wars that devastated their lives. Ikram Masmoudi examines how recent Iraqi fiction about war depicts the Iraqi subject in its relation to war, coercion, subjugation and occupation. The theoretical concept of the Homo Sacer, the killable, as defined by Giorgio Agamben, is used to explore the lives and the experiences of different war actors such as the soldier, the war deserter, the camp detainee and the suicide bomber depicted in in their bare life as sacred men doomed to death in the necropolitical context.Key Features Explores fictional works by a new generation of leading Iraqi authors such as Ali Badr, Shakir Nuri, Najm Wali and Hdiya Hussein Provides a historical contextualisation of the Iraqi novel before and after the fall of Saddam Hussein s regime Presents an analytical and critical study of a selected corpus of novels about war and occupation in IraqIkram Masmoudi is Assistant Professor of Arabic Studies at the University of Delaware. She was educated in Tunisia and France and has taught at Aix-en-Provence, Princeton, Duke and Middlebury College. She translated Beyond Love by Hadiya Hussein and is translating The Green Zone by Shakir Nuri.Cover image: Screams by Wissam al-JazairyCover design:[EUP logo]www.euppublishing.com
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Hardcover. Zustand: New. Examines tangible experiences of war and occupation in recent Iraqi fiction . The last three decades in Iraqi history can be summarized in these words: dictatorship, war and occupation. War and Occupation in Iraqi Fiction is a groundbreaking study of Iraqi fiction published after 2003 examining the depiction of marginal experiences of war and spanning there decades in Iraqi history. Using as lense a medieval concept borrowed from Roman ancient law the homo sacer this study examines how this concept applies to the contemporary Iraqi subject who becomes dehumanized and devalued in the context of war and occupation. Key features: Explores fictional works by a new generation of leading Iraqi authors such as Ali Badr, Shakir Nuri, Najm Wali and Hdiya Hussein * Provides a historical contextualization of the Iraqi novel before and after the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime * Presents an analytical and critical study of a selected corpus of novels about war and occupation in Iraq * Explores tangible experiences of war and occupation - such as desertion, camp detention and suicide bombing - in the Iraqi novel. Artikel-Nr. ouy105
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Zustand: New. Examines tangible experiences of war and occupation in recent Iraqi fiction. This provides a historical contextualisation of the Iraqi novel before and after the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime. It presents an analytical and critical study of a selected corpus of novels about war and occupation in Iraq. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Modern Arabic Literature. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 2CSR; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 241 x 19. Weight in Grams: 522. . 2015. 1st Edition. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Artikel-Nr. V9780748696550
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