McCarthy, Rory, 1971-

Nobody told us we are defeated : stories from the new Iraq / Rory McCarthy. - London : Chatto & Windus, 2006. - 327 pages ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index. Includes bibliography (p. 313-315) and index.

Out of the graves -- In order not to forget -- Progressive, revolutionary and triumphant -- Order number one -- Revenge -- They said I would be punished -- New furniture -- I've changed my mind -- Serving Falluja -- The narrow thread of trust -- They just don't get it -- Playwrights and poets -- He was our father -- Re-education -- A bridge to paradise -- Haifa street -- A razor blade in your throat -- A passage to India -- An election and a funeral. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19.

"In May 2003 journalist Rory McCarthy went to Iraq to cover what was claimed to be the triumphant rebuilding of the country after the American invasion. Two years later he left a place teetering on the brink of civil war, whose inhabitants longed for the Americans to leave but feared what would happen if they did. Throughout his stay, McCarthy was struck by how little the Iraqi point of view was represented in the media, drowned out by the message of the British and American occupying powers. This book is an attempt to rectify that. By telling the stories of some of the Iraqis that McCarthy came to know, it reveals, more subtly and interestingly than any political rhetoric, the fatal extent to which they were misunderstood."--BOOK JACKET.

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