"There is something to learn, literally, on every page here."Cynthia Enloe, from the foreword"This is a fluent and highly informed account of the women of Iraq during a time of ever increasing political turmoil, economic disaster and foreign invasion. It gives a fascinating insight into the way Iraqi society really works and is far superior in quality to most of what has been written about Iraq in war and peace."Patrick Cockburn, author of Muqtada: Muqtada al-Sadr, the Shia Revival, and the Struggle for Iraq
ForewordCynthia Enloe Acknowledgments List of AcronymsIntroduction 1. Iraqi Women before the Invasion 2. The Use and Abuse of Iraqi Women 3. Engendering the New Iraqi State 4. The Iraqi Women's Movement 5. Toward a Feminist and Anti-Imperialist Politics of PeaceNotes Bibliography Index