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“A major accomplishment and required reading for anyone interested in Arab performance and the modern history of the Middle East. In anchoring Iraqi theatre to deep histories of lamentation and ideas of homeland and nation, Theatre of Iraq Under Occupation provides a fascinating exploration of Iraqi psychology.”—Edward Ziter, author, Political Performance in Syria: From the Six-Day War to the Syrian Uprising

""A major accomplishment and required reading for anyone interested in Arab performance and the modern history of the Middle East. In anchoring Iraqi theatre to deep histories of lamentation and ideas of homeland and nation, Theatre of Iraq Under Occupation provides a fascinating exploration of Iraqi psychology.""--Edward Ziter, author, Political Performance in Syria: From the Six-Day War to the Syrian Uprising

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James Al-Shamma is associate professor of theatre at Belmont University. He is author of Sarah Ruhl: A Critical Study of the Plays. Al-Shamma lives in Nashville, Tennessee. Amir Al-Azraki is associate professor of Islamic and Arab cultures studies at Renison University College, University of Waterloo. He is author of The Discourse of War in Contemporary Theatre and plays such as Waiting for Gilgamesh: Scenes from Iraq. Both authors are coeditors and cotranslators of the two-volume Contemporary Plays from Iraq. Al-Azraki lives in Guelph, Canada.  

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