{"product_id":"the-triumph-of-the-martyrs","title":"The Triumph of the Martyrs","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e“He is one of the few Western journalists to get inside the Sunni insurgency, and his book contains a memorable portrait, among other things, of Fallujah under the chaotic rule of the mujahideen.” \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e    “Represents brave reportage and significantly increases our understanding of what Rosen describes as an already raging civil war.” \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e    “If you want to gain a better understanding and tangible feel, on a pragmatic, smell-of-the-streets level, of the cause-and-effect cycle of coalition actions upon the Iraqi people, then Rosen’s book is a good place to start.” \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e    Journalist Nir Rosen unabashedly chronicles the violent shift of Iraq from the toppled regime symbolized by Saddam’s fallen statue to a country holding its first elections in 2005 while descending into civil war. Fluent in Iraqi-accented Arabic, Rosen moved beyond the Green Zone and infiltrated the inner world of the average Iraqi during his one-and-a-half year stint. He bravely experienced the Iraqis’ plight and articulates in \u003ci\u003eThe Triumph of the Martyrs\u003c\/i\u003e the factors contributing to their suffering, notably the palpable tension between the Iraqis and the Americans and the bitter divisions between the Sunnis and the Shi’as. To give proper voice to these dissensions, Rosen interviewed emerging sect leaders; joined Shi’as on their annual pilgrimage; and spoke with Iraqi civilians about their experiences with American soldiers and why they so vehemently oppose the occupation. Rosen’s risky reportage, however, also brought him to the brink of death, with suspicious Iraqis interrogating him at gunpoint and bombs exploding dangerously close to his living quarters. In his account of the chaotic fledgling republic, Rosen fluidly permeates the boundaries among its warring sides. \u003ci\u003eThe Triumph of the Martyrs\u003c\/i\u003e is the first paperback edition of the book published in hardcover in 2006 as \u003ci\u003eIn the Belly of the Green Bird\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"NIR ROSEN","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43574078800054,"sku":"9781597971843","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0251\/4980\/0541\/files\/9781597971843_cce37b72-5731-44a9-aecf-05cf4a23dff3.jpg?v=1726583850","url":"https:\/\/combined-academic.myshopify.com\/products\/the-triumph-of-the-martyrs","provider":"Combined Academic Publishers - Mare Nostrum Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}