Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. FIGURES ix
4. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi
5. AUTHOR’S NOTE xv
6. Introduction 1
7. PART I The Making of Modern Baghdad
8. ONE Slums and Subdivisions 23
9. TWO Baghdad Becomes a War Zone 60
10. PART II Citizen Advocacy and Local Governance
11. THREE The Weaponization of Food Rations 101
12. FOUR The Politics of Petitions 132
13. FIVE Prostitution and Policing 159
14. PART III Aftermath of the US Invasion
15. SIX Patchwork Power and Essential Services 187
16. Conclusion 221
17. GLOSSARY OF KEY ARABIC TERMS 231
18. NOTES 233
19. BIBLIOGRAPHY 285
20. INDEX 303