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Author Ibrahimov, Mahir, 1956- author.

Title Across cultures and empires : an immigrant's odyssey from the Soviet Army to the US war in Iraq and American citizenship / Mahir Ibrahimov.

Publication Info. Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2021]

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe 2nd Floor Stacks  956.7044 Ib7Bi 2021    ---  Available
Description vi, 170 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Contents Soldier of the Empire: Beginning of the End -- The Search for Identity -- The Disappearing Empire: Cultural, Ethical and Geopolitical Implications -- Interlude. Desmise of the Empire: Lessons learned from British, Soviet and U.S. Campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq -- A Socialist Democracy -- An Immigrant's Dream -- The Real Weapon of Mass Destruction -- Clash of Cultures and Casualties of War -- Rising with Hope from Ashes -- Homeland.
Summary "In Across Cultures and Empires, Mahir Ibrahimov provides a personal narrative of his experience serving in the Soviet army as a minority--an Azeri-experiencing disillusionment with communism; watching the fall of the Soviet Union; working in the newly-independent Azeri government; immigrating to the United States in search of freedom; and work with the US Army in Iraq. His unique multiple-language ability propelled him into positions that gave him unique vantage points for observation that generated insights into the different cultures he experienced and allowed him to draw connections and observations about freedom and America's role in the world, the different cultures he experienced, war, peace, the fight against terrorism, and the role of religion. It is an immigrant's story told from a unique perspective"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Ibrahimov, Mahir, 1956-
Azerbaijani Americans -- Biography.
Diplomats -- Azerbaijan -- Biography.
Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict, 1988-1994.
Soviet Union. Sovetskaia Armiia -- Biography.
Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Personal narratives, American.
United States. Army -- Civilian employees -- Biography.
Translators -- Iraq -- Biography.
Soviet Union. Sovetskaia Armiia (OCoLC)fst00592267
United States. Army. (OCoLC)fst00533532
Armed Forces -- Civilian employees. (OCoLC)fst01351750
Azerbaijani Americans. (OCoLC)fst01749224
Diplomats. (OCoLC)fst00894415
Translators. (OCoLC)fst01154833
Azerbaijan. (OCoLC)fst01260665
Iraq. (OCoLC)fst01205757
Iraq War (2003-2011) (OCoLC)fst01802311
Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict (1988-1994) (OCoLC)fst01032175
Chronological Term 1988-2011
Genre/Form Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
Personal narratives -- American. (OCoLC)fst01424071
ISBN 9780700632237 (cloth)
0700632239
9780700632244 (epub)
Standard No. 40030626000

 
    
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