Land, Law and the Political Imagination
Analyses how imperial powers have shaped Iraq at the political, cultural, legal and environmental level.
Living Iraq brings together scholars of history, culture, literature, ecology, law and the social sciences to explore how Iraqis have experienced and navigated a century shaped by imperial domination, authoritarian rule and popular struggle. Focusing on post-2003 Iraq, yet tracing continuities between past and present, this book examines everyday life, environmental harm and evolving legal and cultural practices.The contributions in this book offer a nuanced account of a society shaped by overlapping national and imperial power structures. Living Iraq highlights how Iraqis have endured, contested and reworked shifting regimes of sovereignty throughout the 20th and 21st centuries.