| Edition |
1st U.S. ed. |
| Description |
xxxiii, 414 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm |
| Note |
"First published in Great Britain in 2010 by HarperPress"--T.p. verso. |
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Includes index. |
| Contents |
Fallen pomegranates. December 2007 ; November 1999, Beirut -- Replanting Eden. September 2005 ; October 2006 -- A dangerous garden. May 1993 ; February 2005, Sadr City -- Fields of wilderness. December 2007 ; 30 January 2005, election day in Baghdad. |
| Summary |
Relates the author's entrance into Iraq in 2003, ten days after the fall of Baghdad, to investigate the rich history of her family, who held a privileged place in Iraqi society until the 1950s, when they were forced to flee. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 399-402) and index. |
| Credits |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 399-402) and index. |
| Subject |
Chalabi, Tamara -- Family.
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Chalabi family.
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Iraq -- Biography.
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Iraq -- History -- 1921-
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Iraq -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
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Iraq -- History -- 20th century.
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Iraq -- Social conditions.
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| ISBN |
9780061240393 |
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0061240397 |
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