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9781586489502

Eclipse of the Sunnis Power, Exile, and Upheaval in the Middle East

by Amos, Deborah
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    9781586489502

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    158648950X

  • Edition: Reprint
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2011-03-08
  • Publisher: PublicAffairs
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Summary

From Amman to Beirut and Damascus, award-winning NPR reporter Deborah Amos follows Sunnis living in exile--the largest exile population in postwar history. Husbands are separated from wives, children from parents, and many are cast into a violent and uncaring subculture in which they have few rights and no roots. Even college-educated women are forced to turn to prostitution. The decisions they make illuminate the human side of the post-conflict displacement in the Middle East and give voice to the trauma of the exiles who must choose daily between dignity and survival.

Author Biography

Deborah Amos's reports can be heard on NPR's award-winning Morning Edition, All Things Considered, and Weekend Edition. For a decade she reported for television news, including ABC's Nightline and World News Tonight and the PBS programs NOW with Bill Moyers and Frontline. She lives in New York City.

Table of Contents

Introductionp. ix
Selling the Countryp. 1
The First to Gop. 15
Surge of Exilep. 31
"Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent"p. 45
Identity and Repressionp. 63
"The Most Honest Housewife in the World"p. 79
Lebanons Iraq Warp. 95
"Every Iraqi Citizen Is a Landmine about to Blow Up"p. 117
Lost Generationp. 137
"Behind Every Dish Lies a World, a Culture, a History"p. 153
Militiamen Come from the Best Familiesp. 169
Far Awayp. 189
Conclusion: Baghdadp. 201
Author's Note: Changed Identitiesp. 215
Acknowledgmentsp. 217
Indexp. 219
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