Michel L Tisdale

The lives of women, ancient and modern

NIMO’S WAR, EMMA’S WAR: MAKING FEMINIST SENSE OF THE IRAQ WAR
By Cynthia Enloe
Published by University of California Press, $24.95

As media coverage of the Iraq war dwindles, Cynthia Enloe offers compelling reason for maintaining interest. Her book Nimo’s War, Emma’s War: Making Feminist Sense of the Iraq War offers detailed accounts of eight women’s lives: four Iraqi and four American, enduring gendered oppression or negligence throughout the Iraq war.