A kidnapping in basra: The Struggles and Precariousness of Life in Postinvasion Iraq

Cultural Anthropology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 597-614

  Al Mohammad, Hayder ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Basra; Iraq; Kidnap; Life; Precariousness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869061144     PISSN: 08867356     EISSN: 15481360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1548-1360.2012.01163.x     Document Type: Article

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