Consistently compared with the work of Hunter S. Thompson and
Michael Herr, "The Freedom" provides a fearless and unsanitized
tour of the disastrous occupation of Iraq, in all its surreal and
terrifying detail. Drawing on the best tradition of war reporting,
here is a rare book that "embeds" with both sides--the U.S.
military and the Iraqi resistance.
Acclaimed journalist Christian Parenti takes us on a high-speed
ride along treacherous roads to the centers of the ongoing conflict
in Fallujah, Ramadi, and Sadr City through the first year of the
occupation. He introduces us to relatives waiting anxiously outside
the holding fortress of Abu Ghraib and takes a night drive around
Baghdad with the insurgents. He recounts the military's use of
drugs and prostitutes, the imperial buffoonery of the Green Zone,
and the religious ecstasy of the Shiites. And he allows us to
witness, close up and in riveting detail, the cataclysmic violence,
rampant gangsterism, and quotidian heroism that is today's
Iraq.
As predicted by the "San Francisco Bay Guardian," when
"historians of tomorrow start writing, they will doubtless have
copies of "The Freedom" close at hand."
General
Imprint: |
The New Press
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
February 2023 |
First published: |
November 2004 |
Authors: |
Christian Parenti
|
Dimensions: |
195 x 140 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
224 |
Edition: |
New |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-56584-948-8 |
Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
History >
General
Books >
History >
General
|
LSN: |
1-56584-948-5 |
Barcode: |
9781565849488 |
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