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Author Brittain, Victoria, author.

Title Shadow lives : the forgotten women of the war on terror / Victoria Brittain ; foreword by John Berger ; afterword by Marina Warner.

Publication Info. London : Pluto Press ; New York : Distributed in the United States of America exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 182 pages)
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Sabah: From Palestine to Guantanamo -- Zinnira: From Medina to Guantanamo -- Dina and Josephine: From Palestine and Africa to House Arrest in London -- Hamda: From Jordan to Belmarsh Prison -- Ragaa: From Egypt to Long Lartin Prison -- The South London Families -- Daughters and Sisters -- Families Surviving the War on Terror.
Summary This book reveals the unseen side of the 9/11 wars: their impact on the wives and families of men incarcerated in Guantanamo, or in prison or under house arrest in Britain and the US. This book is both an accuse and a testament to the strength of the women.
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Subject War on Terrorism (2001-2009)
Arabs -- Great Britain -- 21st century.
Arabs.
Great Britain.
Chronological Term 21st century
Subject War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 -- Social aspects.
Social aspects.
Political prisoners' spouses -- Great Britain.
Political prisoners' spouses.
Chronological Term 2000 - 2099
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Brittain, Victoria. Shadow lives. London : Pluto Press, 2013 9780745333267 (DLC) 2012532699 (OCoLC)806013907
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