Nimo; Maha; Safah; Shatha; Emma; Danielle; Kim; Charlene. In a book that once again blends her distinctive flair for capturing the texture of everyday life with shrewd political insights; Cynthia Enloe looks closely at the lives of eight ordinary women; four Iraqis and four Americans; during the Iraq War. Among others; Enloe profiles a Baghdad beauty parlor owner; a teenage girl who survived a massacre; an elected member of Parliament; the young wife of an Army sergeant; and an African American woman soldier. Each chapter begins with a close-up look at one woman’s experiences and widens into a dazzling examination of the larger canvas of war’s gendered dimensions. Bringing to light hidden and unexpected theaters of operation—prostitution; sexual assault; marriage; ethnic politics; sexist economies—these stories are a brilliant entryway into an eye-opening exploration of the actual causes; costs; and long-range consequences of war. This unique comparison of American and Iraqi women’s diverse and complex experiences sheds a powerful light on the different realities that together we call; perhaps too easily; “the Iraq war.â€
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. High quality; good book.By Daniel SmithI read this book for a theology course. It arrived in the condition that was advertised; and it was a well-written analysis of its subject. The author ended up visiting my class and was very knowledgeable of her subject. A good academic read.23 of 31 people found the following review helpful. Canned Collard GreensBy A CustomerHoodoo and conjure are just about the most *natural* things in the world. These magical and religous *bits and pieces* were parts of African Ancestral traditions that survived with the African's who crossed over the sea. They augmented what they brought with them with the flora and the fauna and the condition of enslavement.This history of Hoodoo Conjure doesn't quite resound with the naturalness of the practice. It beats around the bush fitting what was related to common sense or mother wit onto an intrepretive schemata which is itself *other than*; i.e. based on non- African interpretive models formulated for academic analysis.What I love about this book is hearing the names of the Old Souls and in too few cases seeing a drawing of them. The author has included their own words and this is priceless.What I did not like was the shortness of the work itself; the many footnotes and the doctrate feel of the work. The author joins with Theophus Smith's Conjuring Culture in having more references to other works in footnotes than personal observation due to their own interaction with the subject. This book as is Smith's is sterile. It "tastes" like canned collard greens. For the amount of *new* information included it is also overpriced in the hardcover edition.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. A great book. Very informative if you are looking for ...By nathanielA great book. Very informative if you are looking for a book on the history of traditional African American hoodoo; conjuring; magic; and root work. If you are looking for a book that is more instructive or how to practice these traditions; this is not for you. What I found; however; is that it helped to explain some of the practices and “superstitions†that my grandmother and great-grandmother had and showed how Hoodoo and other African American traditions are the only uninterrupted magical traditions besides Native American traditions.
