Bullets in Envelopes

Preface Starting from the End: Returning to Iraq after a Decade in Exile Acknowledgments Introduction: The Story of This Story Questions and Contributions Fieldwork and Research Chapter-by-Chapter Summary PART I 1. A Nuanced Understanding of Iraq during the Ba?ath Era The Conveniently Omitted Nuances of Iraq's Story in Western Discourse A More Refined Understanding of the Iraqi Ba?ath Era 2. The Ba?ath Era: Iraqi Academics Looking Back Communist Academics and the Ba?ath Curriculum, Fellowships, and Freedom of Expression Women Academics under the Ba?ath Religion and Sectarianism under the Ba?ath 3. The UN Sanctions: Consenting to Occupation through Starvation Documented Facts and Consequences of the UN Sanctions Blockaded on Every Side Women Academics during the Sanctions Academic Voices Critiquing the Iraqi Regime PART II 4. The Occupation: Paving the Road to Exile and Displacement Restructuring State and Society through Cultural and Academic Cleansing Killings, Assassinations, and Threats as Cleansing Sectarian Violence as Cleansing "De-Ba?athification" as Cleansing 5. Lives under Contract: The Transition to the Corporate University Exile Starts at Home Lives under Contract: The Corporate University in Jordan Lives under Contract: The Corporate University in Iraqi Kurdistan The Campus as "Concentration Camp" 6. Language as a Metonym for Politics The Politics of Language on Campus The Social Implications Do Sad Stories Ever End? 7. Final Reflections: Home, Exile, and the Future Notes Bibliography Index