The Iraqi Marshlands
Subtitle: A Human and Environmental Study
Contributors: Peter Clark (Editor); Emma Nicholson (Editor)
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Politico's Publishing
Published: July 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 332
ISBN-13: 9781842750858
Subjects: Ethnography; Human rights; The Environment; United States - 20th Century; Political Science; Iraq; Politics / Current Events; Tigris-Euphrates Delta (Iraq and Iran); Politics/International Relations; Politics - Current Events; Anthropology - Cultural; General; History / United States / 20th Century; International Relations - General; Marshes; Minorities; Tigris-Euphrates Delta (Iraq a
Description: "The reconstruction of Iraq following the removal of Saddam Hussein has refocused attention on the plight of the Marsh Dwellers of southern Iraq, who were subjected to a sustained assault by Saddam's government. The marshlands which they had occupied for centuries were drained, the population was scattered, and a way of life which had altered little since Sumerian times was obliterated." "The Iraqi Marshlands: A human and environmental study is the result of years of research by an international team of authorities commissioned by the AMAR appeal to report on different aspects of the Marsh Dwellers' situation - historical, economic, legal and political - and the prospects for their return home in the post-Saddam era."--BOOK JACKET.