| The Ballad of Abu Ghraib Contributor(s): Gourevitch, Philip (Author), Morris, Errol (Author) |
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ISBN: 0143115391 ISBN-13: 9780143115397 Publisher: Penguin Books OUR PRICE: $22.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2009 Annotation: Two of the country's top moral and political observers have produced the first full reckoning of what actually happened at Abu Ghraib prison, based on hundreds of hours of exclusive interviews with the Americans involved. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Iraq War (2003-2011) - History | Military - United States - Social Science | Conspiracy Theories |
| Dewey: 956.704 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.5" W x 8.4" (0.65 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 21st Century - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The first full reckoning of what actually happened at Abu Ghraib prison-one of the most devastating of the many books on Iraq (The New York Times Book Review) A relentlesly surprising and perceptive account of the front lines of the war on terror, Standard Operating Procedure is a war story that takes its place among the classics. Acclaimed author Philip Gourevitch presents the story behind a defining moment in the war, and a defining moment in our understanding of ourselves- the infamous Abu Ghraib photographs of prisoner abuse. Drawing on Academy Award-winning filmmaker Errol Morris's astonishing interviews with the Americans who took and appeared in the pictures, Standard Operating Procedure is an utterly original book that stands to endure as essential reading long after the current war in Iraq passes from the headlines. |