Table of Contents for Contested City

Contested City
Citizen Advocacy and Survival in Modern Baghdad
Alissa Walter

Introduction

IThe Making of Modern Baghdad

1.Slums and Subdivisions

2.Baghdad Becomes a War Zone

IICitizen Advocacy and Local Governance

3.The Weaponization of Food Rations

4.The Politics of Petitions

5.Prostitution and Policing

IIIAftermath of the US Invasion

6.Patchwork Power and Essential Services

Conclusion

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