Brooklyn To Baghdad

Author : Christopher Strom,Jerome Preisler,Michael Benson
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2019-11-19
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781641601054

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Brooklyn to Baghdad by Christopher Strom,Jerome Preisler,Michael Benson Pdf

Brooklyn to Baghdad is the true story of a retired NYPD intelligence sergeant applying his street-cop tactics and interrogation skills against a lethal insurgency that had infected Iraq. A group of retired Special Forces soldiers and law enforcement experts came together to form the counterinsurgency group codenamed "Phoenix Team." Exposing the corruption of both the Iraqi and US governments, the team faced serious setbacks and challenges. Brooklyn to Baghdad shows the effectiveness of Phoenix Team, their ability to process forensic evidence and human intelligence gleaned through interrogations at the point of capture to provide direct targeting for follow-on missions. This memoir also illustrates the politics of Washington, DC, and the US Army in the war-fighting effort, which continually hampered complete success while simultaneously preserving career aspirations. Throughout are many humorous and emotional anecdotes that reveal the men behind the missions and the toll the theater of war takes on real human lives

Author : Arlette David
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 561 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2020-09-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004440517

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Renewing Royal Imagery by Arlette David Pdf

In Renewing Royal Imagery: Akhenaten and Family in the Amarna Tombs, Arlette David offers a systematic analysis of the visual presentation of ancient Egyptian kingship during Akhenaten's reign (circa 1350 B.C.) in the elite tombs of his new capital.

Author : Daniel A. Sjursen
Publisher : University Press of New England
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2015-09-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781611688276

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Ghost Riders of Baghdad by Daniel A. Sjursen Pdf

From October 2006 to December 2007, Daniel A. Sjursen-then a U.S. Army lieutenant-led a light scout platoon across Baghdad. The experiences of Ghost Rider platoon provide a soldier's-eye view of the incredible complexities of warfare, peacekeeping, and counterinsurgency in one of the world's most ancient cities. Sjursen reflects broadly and critically on the prevailing narrative of the surge as savior of America's longest war, on the overall military strategy in Iraq, and on U.S. relations with ordinary Iraqis. At a time when just a handful of U.S. senators and representatives have a family member in combat, Sjursen also writes movingly on questions of America's patterns of national service. Who now serves and why? What connection does America's professional army have to the broader society and culture? What is the price we pay for abandoning the model of the citizen soldier? With the bloody emergence of ISIS in 2014, Iraq and its beleaguered, battle-scarred people are again much in the news. Unlike other books on the U.S. war in Iraq, Ghost Riders of Baghdad is part battlefield chronicle, part critique of American military strategy and policy, and part appreciation of Iraq and its people. At once a military memoir, history, and cultural commentary, Ghost Riders of Bahdad delivers a compelling story and a deep appreciation of both those who serve and the civilians they strive to protect. Sjursen provides a riveting addition to our understanding of modern warfare and its human costs.

Author : Deepa Fernandes
Publisher : Seven Stories Press
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2011-01-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781583229545

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Targeted by Deepa Fernandes Pdf

America has always portrayed itself as a country of immigrants, welcoming each year the millions seeking a new home or refuge in this land of plenty. Increasingly, instead of finding their dream, many encounter a nightmare—a country whose culture and legal system aggressively target and prosecute them. In Targeted, journalist Deepa Fernandes seamlessly weaves together history, political analysis, and first-person narratives of those caught in the grips of the increasingly Kafkaesque U.S. Homeland Security system. She documents how in post-9/11 America immigrants have come to be deemed a national security threat. Fernandes—herself an immigrant well-acquainted with U.S. immigration procedures—takes the reader on a harrowing journey inside the new American immigrant experience, a journey marked by militarized border zones, racist profiling, criminalization, detention and deportation. She argues that since 9/11, the Bush administration has been carrying out a series of systematic changes to decades-old immigration policy that constitute a roll back of immigrant rights and a boon for businesses who are helping to enforce the crackdown on immigrants, creating a growing "Immigration Industrial Complex." She also documents the bullet-to-ballot strategy of white supremacist elements that influence our new immigration legislation.

Author : Jack Marshall
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1566891744

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From Baghdad to Brooklyn by Jack Marshall Pdf

A stirring portrait of personal and artistic awakening in midcentury New York's Arabic-speaking Jewish community.

Author : Merchants and Manufacturers Association of Bush Terminal
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1962
Category : Business
ISBN : UIUC:30112064288845

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Bush Terminal Bulletin by Merchants and Manufacturers Association of Bush Terminal Pdf

Author : James Paul aka Pablo
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 81 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2008-03
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9780615196060

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Lyrical Tango by James Paul aka Pablo Pdf

Beauty in verse, choreographed by the inspired pen of Pablo, award-winning free verse poet, to bring infinite pleasure to your world. Five chapters, fifty unique poems created to stimulate emotions ranging from awe and angst to nostalgia and euphoria.

Author : Deborah Dash Moore,Nurith Gertz
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2012-11-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780300135534

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The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization by Deborah Dash Moore,Nurith Gertz Pdf

Presents an encyclopedia of Jewish culture from 1973 to 2005, including secular and religious examples from the visual arts, literature, and popular culture.

Author : Carl E. Prince
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : History
ISBN : 9780195115789

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Brooklyn's Dodgers by Carl E. Prince Pdf

Discusses the unique influence of the Dodgers on Brooklyn and the 1957 exodus of the team from Brooklyn

Author : Ray LeMoine,Jeff Neumann,Donovan Webster
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2007-07-31
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0143038168

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Babylon by Bus by Ray LeMoine,Jeff Neumann,Donovan Webster Pdf

This all-access, inside-out view of what the American occupation of Iraq really looks like on the ground is the story of two young Americans who went to Baghdad without any real plan and discovered they weren't the only ones. Underqualified but ingenious, Ray and Jeff found work with the Coalition Provisional Authority providing humanitarian aid to the Iraqi people amid an appalling atmosphere of corruption, incompetence, and horror. Gritty and irreverent, this is a wild ride inside the Red Zone and a strikingly original portrait of the real Iraq.

Author : Muhsin al-Ramli,Nassif Falak,Sinan Antoon
Publisher : Akashic Books
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2018-08-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781617756542

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Baghdad Noir by Muhsin al-Ramli,Nassif Falak,Sinan Antoon Pdf

This unique anthology of Iraqi noir fiction collects fourteen original stories of crime, conspiracy, regret, and revenge in the capital of Iraq. The centuries-old city of Baghdad has known many rulers, many troubles, and many crimes. But while most Iraqis would agree that their life has always been noir, there has not been a literary tradition to capture this aspect of the culture. By commissioning the fourteen stories collected here—most by Iraqi writers, all by authors familiar with Baghdad—editor Samuel Shimon and Akashic Books have created what may be the first anthology of Iraqi crime fiction ever assembled. Here you will read of life in Baghdad both during and after the Saddam Hussein era, with stories of fear in the shadow of a ruthless dictator; kidnappings in the time of U.S. occupation; detectives who investigate political conspiracies; and tales of revenge, assassination, mental illness, and family struggle in the war-torn City of Peace. Baghdad Noir includes brand-new stories by Sinan Antoon, Ali Bader, Mohammed Alwan Jabr, Nassif Falak, Dheya al-Khalidi, Hussain al-Mozany, Layla Qasrany, Hayet Raies, Muhsin al-Ramli, Ahmed Saadawi, Hadia Said, Salima Salih, Salar Abdoh, and Roy Scranton.

Author : Samuel M. Katz
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2005-01-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1101210281

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Jihad in Brooklyn by Samuel M. Katz Pdf

The true story of a potentially devastating terrorist plot in New York City—and the heroes who risked their lives to prevent it. On the morning of July 31, 1997, two young Palestinian men living in Brooklyn, New York, were prepared to sacrifice themselves as martyrs to their bloody cause. Their plan—to board a subway filled with commuters, wait until the train was traveling through the tunnel under the East River, and then detonate a shrapnel-covered explosive belt they had built in their tenement apartment. The attack would have killed hundreds, possibly even thousands, while sending the city—and the country—into a state of panic. This is the inspiring, startling, and frightening true story of how the NYPD learned of the impending attack and made a daring predawn raid on the terrorist hideout. The gripping series of events began with an Egyptian immigrant who, learning of the plan, alerted the police. Coordinating an assault with limited resources and manpower, seven brave members of the NYPD moved in—reaching the terrorists when they literally had their fingers on the trigger—saving countless lives, preventing a disaster that would have paralyzed New York City, and alerting the nation that, in today’s world, violence and terror could begin at home.

Author : Judith Ruderman
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2019-01-09
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780253036971

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Passing Fancies in Jewish American Literature and Culture by Judith Ruderman Pdf

This scholarly study explores the conflicting forces of assimilation and cultural heritage in literary portrayals of Jewish American identity. In Passing Fancies in Jewish American Literature and Culture Judith Ruderman takes on the fraught question of who passes for Jewish in American literature and culture. In today’s contemporary political climate, religious and racial identities are being reconceived as responses to culture and environment, rather than essential qualities. Many Jews continue to hold conflicting ideas about their identity?seeking deep engagement with Jewish history and the experiences of the Jewish people while holding steadfastly to the understanding that identity is fluid and multivalent. Looking at carefully chosen texts from American literature, Ruderman elaborates on the strategies Jews have used to “pass” from the late nineteenth century to the present?nose jobs, renaming, clothing changes, religious and racial reclassification, and even playing baseball. While traversing racial and religious identities has always been a feature of America’s nation of immigrants, Ruderman shows how the complexities of identity formation and deformation are critically relevant during this important cultural moment.

Author : Annia Ciezadlo
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2012-02-14
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781416583943

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Day of Honey by Annia Ciezadlo Pdf

Originally published in hardcover in 2011.

Author : Esra Mirze Santesso,James McClung
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2017-01-27
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781317112570

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Islam and Postcolonial Discourse by Esra Mirze Santesso,James McClung Pdf

Largely, though not exclusively, as a legacy of the 2001 attack on the World Trade Center, Islamic faith has become synonymous in many corners of the media and academia with violence, which many believe to be its primary mode of expression. The absence of a sophisticated recognition of the wide range of Islamic subjectivities within contemporary culture has created a void in which misinterpretations and hostilities thrive. Responding to the growing importance of religion, specifically Islam, as a cultural signifier in the formation of a postcolonial self, this multidisciplinary collection is organized around contested terms such as secularism, Islamopolitics, female identity, and Islamophobia. The overarching goal of the contributors is to facilitate a deeper understanding of the full range of experiences within Islam as well as the figure of the Muslim, thus enabling a new set of questions about religion’s role in shaping postcolonial identity.