A poisonous affair : America, Iraq, and the gassing of Halabja / Joost R. Hiltermann.
A poisonous affair : America, Iraq, and the gassing of Halabja / Joost R. Hiltermann.
A poisonous affair : America, Iraq, and the gassing of Halabja / Joost R. Hiltermann.
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New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2007.
Date
2007.
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N956.70441/2
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English
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xxxii, 314 p. : maps ; 24 cm.
Contents
Introduction: The Halabja controversy -- 1. Crossing the chemical threshold -- 2. Setting the volume control -- 3. Chemical interlude -- 4. War in Kurdistan -- 5. Halabja -- 6. The Halabja demonstration effect -- 7. Iran and the use of gas -- 8. Fixing the evidence -- 9. The road to Kuwait -- Conclu...
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New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2007.
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New York (State)
Date Published
2007.
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"This book, by a veteran observer of the Middle East, tells the story of the gassing of Halabja. It shows how Iraq was able to develop ever more sophisticated chemical weapons and to target Iranian soldiers and Kurdish villagers as America looked the other way. Today, as Iraq disintegrates and the Middle East sinks further into turmoil, these polic...
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A poisonous affair : America, Iraq, and the gassing of Halabja / Joost R. Hiltermann.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-281) and index.
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N956.70441/2
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0521876869 (hardback)
9780521876865 (hardback)
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956.70441
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991023341909702626
