The Language of Empire: Abu Ghraib and the American Media

by Lila Rajiva

Book Overview

Under the rule of Saddam Hussein, the prison of Abu Ghraib (the Father of the Raven) was a place of ill omen, notorious for horrific suffering and torture and mass executions. After the invasion of Iraq, the U.S. military made Abu Ghraib one of the major detention centers for Iraqis suspected of sympathizing with the resistance. The revelations since April 2004 of systematic torture and sexual humiliation of Iraqi detainees at Abu Ghraib have not...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1583671196
• ISBN13: 9781583671191
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: Monthly Review Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 8.9"