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Author Cockburn, Patrick, 1950-

Title Muqtada : Muqtada al-Sadr, the Shia revival, and the struggle for Iraq / Patrick Cockburn.

Publication Info. New York : Scribner, 2008.
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 South Windsor Public Library - Non Fiction  956.7044 C64M    Check Shelf
Edition First Scribner hardcover edition.
Description 226 pages : maps ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-215) and index.
Contents The road to Kufa -- The Shia of Iraq -- The first martyr -- An eight-year whirlwind -- The Shia rise up -- Saddam's revenge -- The White Lion -- A second assassination -- Muqtada survives -- Murder in the shrine -- Seizing the moment -- The siege of Najaf -- A turn to politics -- The Battle of Baghdad -- The surge -- The disintegration of Iraq.
Summary A portrait of the formidable Shiite figure who has been predicted to be a future leader in Iraq, this book describes his rise from a resistance fighter, the assassinations of his family members, and his frequent confrontations with the American military.
Subject Ṣadr, Muqtadá.
Shiites -- Iraq -- Biography.
Shīʻah -- Iraq -- History -- 21st century.
Iraq -- Politics and government -- 2003-
ISBN 1416551476
9781416551478
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