Muqtada al-Sadr and the battle for the future of Iraq
\ Patrick Cockburn.
1st Scribner trade pbk. ed., expanded ed.
New York
: Scribner
, 2008.
237 p.
:maps
;22 cm.
"Originally published in hardcover in 2008 as Muqtada by Scribner"--T.p. verso.
A portrait of the formidable Shiite figure who has been predicted to be a future leader in Iraq, this book describes his rise from a resistance fighter, the assassinations of his family members, and his frequent confrontations with the American military.