Eclipse of the Sunnis Power, Exile, and Upheaval in the Middle East |
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| Author:
| Amos, Deborah |
| ISBN: | 978-1-58648-950-2 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2011 |
| Publisher: | PublicAffairs
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $19.99 |
Book Description:
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From Amman to Beirut and Damascus, award-winning NPR reporter Deborah Amos follows Sunnis living in exile- the largest exile population in postwar history. Husbands are separated from wives, children from parents, and many are cast into a violent and uncaring subculture in which they have few rights and no roots. Even college-educated women are forced to turn to prostitution. The decisions they make illuminate the human side of the post-conflict displacement in the Middle East and give...
More DescriptionFrom Amman to Beirut and Damascus, award-winning NPR reporter Deborah Amos follows Sunnis living in exile- the largest exile population in postwar history. Husbands are separated from wives, children from parents, and many are cast into a violent and uncaring subculture in which they have few rights and no roots. Even college-educated women are forced to turn to prostitution. The decisions they make illuminate the human side of the post-conflict displacement in the Middle East and give voice to the trauma of the exiles who must choose daily between dignity and survival.