Iraq : People, History, Politics
Gareth. Stansfield
Bok Engelsk 2013 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Hoboken : : Wiley, , 2013.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (280 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - COPYRIGHT; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations and Glossary; Introduction: Artificiality, Identity, Dictatorship and State-Building; 1 Legacies of Civilizations and Empires; 2 State Formation, Monarchy and Mandate, 1918-1932; 3 Conceptualizing Political Mobilization in Iraq; 4 From Authoritarian to Totalitarian State, 1958-1979; 5 Iraq at War, 1979-1989; 6 The Pariah State, 1989-2003; 7 Regime Change, 2003-; Conclusion: The Passing of Thresholds?; Epilogue; Notes; Chronology; Internet Links; Bibliography; Index. - The removal of the regime of Saddam Hussein and the reconstruction of the Iraqi state were critical components of US foreign policy towards the Middle East in the aftermath of 9/11. It was hoped that Iraq, free from the oppression of Saddam's tyranny, would be transformed into a beacon of democracy in the Middle East. Iraq has indeed been transformed, but into a zone of instability.With Saddam's regime no more, Iraq has turned into a morass of competing ethno-sectarian political and social forces, in stark contrast to the views expressed by Western and Middle Eastern commentators a
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| ISBN | 9780745632278
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