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Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. List of Figures xi
4. List of Tables xv
5. Acknowledgments xvii
6. List of Abbreviations xxi
7. Note on Transliteration xxiii
8. 1 How Do Ordinary People Survive War? 1
9. 2 Survival Repertoires in Wartime 19
10. 3 The Rise and Fall of the Islamic State, 2011–2017 47
11. 4 Baghdad: Surviving War in the City of Peace 71
12. 5 Fallujah, Ramadi, and Tikrit: Navigating Violence in the Sunni Triangle 106
13. 6 Ninewa Plains, Sinjar, and Tal Afar: Resilience in the Land of Two Rivers 135
14. 7 “We Have on This Land That Which Makes Life Worth Living” 162
15. Appendix A. Survey Methodology 181
16. Appendix B. Interview Methodology 201
17. Notes 205
18. Bibliography 243
19. Index 271