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Delve Deeper into "My Country, My Country" A film by Laura Poitras This multi-media resource list, personal observations and in-depth collection of articles from politicians, compiled by Jennifer Ewing of research to reveal their history and dissidents, editors and academics in the San Diego Public Library in culture. support of the humanitarian reasons partnership with the American for the war. Library Association, provides a Braude, Joseph. The New Iraq: range of perspectives on the Rebuilding the Country for Its Danchev, Alex and John issues raised by the upcoming People, The Middle East, and MacMillan. The Iraq War and P.O.V. documentary “My The World. New York: Basic Democratic Politics. New York: Country, My Country” that Books, 2003. Describes the Routledge, 2005. Leading scholars premieres on October 25, 2006 challenges ahead of Iraq as it examine the political repercussions at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local attempts to transform its political, of the Iraq war and the implications listings at www.pbs.org/pov/). economic and social systems. for democracy. Working alone in Iraq over eight Bremer, L. Paul. My Year in Diamond, Larry Jay. Squandered months, filmmaker Laura Poitras Iraq: The Struggle to Build a Victory: The American creates an extraordinarily intimate Future of Hope. New York: Occupation and the Bungled portrait of Iraqis living under U.S. Simon & Schuster, 2006. Effort to Bring Democracy to occupation. Her principal focus is Ambassador Bremer’s account of his Iraq. New York: Times Books, Dr. Riyadh, an Iraqi medical doctor, role as Iraq’s civilian administrator 2005. An insider's account of the father of six and Sunni political as he struggled to restore order U.S. occupation of Iraq with an candidate. An outspoken critic of while trying to establish democratic assessment of America's effort to the occupation, he is equally institutions. instill democracy. passionate about the need to establish democracy in Iraq, Carothers, Thomas and Marina Dudley, William, ed. Iraq: arguing that Sunni participation in Ottaway. Uncharted Journey: Opposing Viewpoints. San the January 2005 elections is Promoting Democracy in the Diego, CA: Thomson Gale, 2004. essential. Yet all around him, Dr. Middle East. Washington, DC: This well-known series that explores Riyadh sees only chaos, as his Carnegie Endowment for both sides of current issues covers waiting room fills each day with International Peace, 2005. An the controversy surrounding the patients suffering the physical and exploration of the opportunities and Iraq war, including articles written mental effects of ever-increasing obstacles of the U.S. policy of by Iraqis, Kurds and Muslims. violence. Poitras gained remarkable promoting democracy in the Middle access to the Sunni community, East. Feldman, Noah. After Jihad: U.S. military and the U.N., resulting America and the Struggle for in "My Country, My Country," a Catherwood, Christopher. Islamic Democracy. New York: powerful mosaic of daily life in Iraq Churchill's Folly: How Winston Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2003. not seen in the mainstream media. Churchill Created Modern Iraq. Feldman argues that Islam and New York: Carroll & Graf Pub., democracy are not incompatible. ________________________ 2004. Examines Churchill’s creation ADULT NONFICTION of Iraq after WWI and the Feldman, Noah. What We Owe dissolution of the Ottoman Empire. Iraq: War and the Ethics of Ali, Tariq. Bush in Babylon: The Nation Building. Princeton, NJ: Recolonisation of Iraq. New Chehab, Zaki. Inside the Princeton University Press, York: Verso, 2003. Examines the Resistance: The Iraqi 2004. A constitutional advisor war and the Iraqi resistance it Insurgency and the Future of discusses the ethics of nation provoked. the Middle East. New York: building and the responsibilities of Nation Books, 2005. Based upon the United States in supporting the Anderson, Liam D. and Gareth first-hand reportage and interviews, creation of a democracy. Stansfield. The Future of Iraq: the author provides insight into the Dictatorship, Democracy, or methods of the resistance Goldfarb, Michael. Ahmad's War, Division? New York: Palgrave movements and the extent of Ahmad's Peace: Surviving Under Macmillan, 2004. The future of foreign involvement. Saddam, Dying in the New Iraq. Iraq is governed by its past and a New York: Carroll & Graf, 2005. partition might be the only option. Clarke, Richard A. Against All A tribute to Ahmad Shawkat, an Enemies: Inside America's War outspoken critic of Islamic Aslan, Reza. No God But God: on Terror. New York: Free Press, intolerance and violence, who was The Origins, Evolution, and 2004. Clarke, a former advisor for murdered during the American Future of Islam. New York: George W. Bush, scrutinizes the occupation. Random House, 2005. Explains Bush Administration’s failure to Islam in all its complexity, beauty, accept Al-Qaeda as a threat before Gordon, Michael R. and Bernard and compassion. 9/11; instead choosing to focus on E. Trainor. Cobra II: The Inside Iraq. Story of the Invasion and Bird, Christiane. A Thousand Occupation of Iraq. New York: Sighs, A Thousand Revolts: Cushman, Thomas, ed. A Matter Alfred A. Knopf, 2006. Journeys in Kurdistan. New of Principle: Humanitarian Investigates the war in Iraq through York: Ballantine Books, 2004. Arguments for War in Iraq. a vast resource of government Traveling through Kurdistan, the Berkeley, CA: University of documents and interviews with author tells the Kurd’s story through California Press, 2005. A government officials. Delve Deeper into "My Country, My Country" A film by Laura Poitras Arab World. Princeton, NJ: government oppression and Hassan bin Talal, Prince of Princeton University Press, entrenched cultural attitudes have Jordan. To Be a Muslim: Islam, 2006. The Shi’is, the largest group thwarted democratic impulses. Peace, and Democracy. in Iraq, are crucial to the U.S.’s Portland, OR: Sussex Academic attempt to bring democracy to the Sada, Georges. Saddam's Press, 2004. The Jordanian Middle East. Secrets. Nashville, TN: Integrity prince’s personal statement about Publishers, 2004. One of the essence of Islam and his Nasr, Vali. The Shia Revival: Saddam’s top military advisors attempt to reconcile it to the West. How Conflicts within Islam Will reveals the truth about the Shape the Future. New York: dictator’s plans for the Middle East. Hersh, Seymour M. Chain of W.W.Norton, 2006. Explores the Command: The Road from 9/11 conflict between Shia and Sunni Saikal, Amin, and Albrecht to Abu Ghraib. New York: Muslims and the impact of this Schnabel, eds. Democratization Harper Collins, 2004. Hersh divide throughout the Middle East. in the Middle East: Experiences, details the many events and Struggles, Challenges. Tokyo: accounts emerging from the U.S.’s Nivat, Anne. The Wake of War: United Nations University Press, “War on Terror” through a series of Encounters with the People of 2003. Addresses the key issues high-profile sources. Iraq and Afghanistan. Boston, that will determine the success or MA: Beacon Press, 2005. An failure of democracy in the Middle Hunt, Courtney. The History of account of the author’s six-month East. Iraq. Westport, CT: Greenwood journey after the American Press, 2005. Examines the history invasions in Afghanistan and Iraq Salam Pax. Salam Pax: The of Iraq from the earliest that weaves interviews of Iraqis and Clandestine Diary of an Ordinary Mesopotamian settlements to the Afghanis with her personal Iraqi. New York: Grove Press, present. impressions. 2003. Based upon his blog, these incisive and sharply funny Web Khalidi, Rashid. Resurrecting Packer, George. The Assassins' postings provide one of the most Empire: Western Footprints and Gate: America in Iraq. New immediate and gripping accounts of America's Perilous Path in the York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, the Iraq conflict. Middle East. New York: Beacon 2005. In an attempt to change the Press, 2005. Examines the history history of the Middle East, the Shadid, Anthony. Night Draws of Western influence in the Middle United States has become Near: Iraq's People in the East and the possible solutions for embroiled in a guerrilla war. Shadow of America's War. New achieving a peaceful outcome. York: Henry Holt, 2005. Shadid Parenti, Christian. The Freedom: describes the human story of Mamdani, Mahmood. Good Shadows and Hallucinations in ordinary Iraqis surviving the impact Muslim, Bad Muslim: America, Occupied Iraq. New York: New of America's invasion and the Cold War, and the Roots of Press, 2004. Dispatches from a occupation that anticipated hopes Terror. New York: Doubleday, magazine reporter about the chaos for democracy but resulted in a rise 2005. Investigates the root causes, the war has caused in the lives of of a bloody insurgency. including the U.S.’s role, in the rise Iraqis in occupied Baghdad. of Islamic Fundamentalism. Seierstad, Asne. A Hundred and Ricks, Thomas E. Fiasco: The One Days: A Baghdad Journal. Marr, Phebe. The Modern American Military Adventure in New York: Basic Books, 2005. History of Iraq. Boulder, CO: Iraq. New York: Penguin, 2006. An account of the daily life of the Westview Press, 2004. A political Chronicles military events in Iraq Iraqi people from the last days of and economic history from the fall from the beginning of the war Saddam’s regime through the chaos of the Ottoman Empire to the fall of through the insurgency. Includes caused by the American invasion. Ba'athist President Saddam Hussein military records and interviews with in 2003. military officials. Suskind, Ron. The One Percent Doctrine: Deep Inside America's McKiernan, Kevin. The Kurds: A Riverbend. Baghdad Burning: Pursuits Of Its Enemies Since People in Search of Their Girl Blog from Iraq. New York: 9/11. New York: Simon & Homeland. New York: St. The Feminist Press at the City Schuster, 2006. A look into the Martin's Press, 2006. A journalist University of New York, 2005.