Identity area
Reference code
JME/1
Title
James Meek's account of the Iraq War
Date(s)
- 2003 (Creation)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
1 file
Context area
Archival history
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Daily account of his work as a Guardian foreign reporter during the Iraq War, covering 21 February 2003 to 12 April 2003.
Meek was stationed in Kuwait and Iraq during the lead up to and following the invasion of Iraq. Although not officially embedded with the military, in his account he discusses his time spent with the US Marines.
Written for and submitted to the London Review of Books, though it was not used.
Accruals
System of arrangement
Chronological
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Not to be reproduced without permission of James Meek.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright: James Meek
Language of material
Script of material
Access Status
Open
Closed until
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
OHP/30 Iraq War Voices - interviews with Guardian staff who covered the 2003 invasion of Iraq, including James Meek
Notes area
Alternative identifier(s)
Access points
Place access points
- Asia » Iraq
- Middle East
- Asia » Kuwait
Name access points
- Meek; James; journalist and author (Subject)
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Description control area
Status
Catalogued