Iraq : people, history, politics
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Iraq : people, history, politics
（Hot spots in global politics）
Polity, 2007
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [232]-248) and index
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Description
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 alike before the US-led invasion, who commonly believed in the strength of Iraqi nationalism. Why did this fragmentation occur? Have Sunni-Shii tensions always been present? Are the Kurds seeking secession, or accommodation within the state? What has been the social and political impact of years of dictatorship, war and hardship? And why have US attempts to restructure the Iraqi state resulted in Iraq being on the verge of becoming a failed state, rather than the first democratic domino in the Middle East?
In this timely new book, Gareth Stansfield explores these questions and frames them in an analysis which takes into account Iraq's diverse society, and the geopolitical interventions of regional states and great powers. He concludes with an assessment of Iraq since the removal of Saddam.
Table of Contents
* Contents * Preface and Acknowledgements * Introduction: Artificiality, Identity, Dictatorship, and State-Building * Four Key Debates * Analytical Theme * Book Outline * Chapter 1: Legacies of Civilizations and Empires Ancient Civilizations * The Islamic Conquest * The Ottoman Empire * Chapter 2: State Formation, Monarchy, and Mandate, 1918-1932 * The Artificiality Debate * The Decline and Fall of the Ottoman Empire * Planning the Carve-Up * Occupation and Uprising * The Cairo Conference * The New State and Enduring Pathologies * The End of the Mandate * Chapter 3: Conceptualizing Iraqi Society * The Identity Debate * Nationalism * The Sunni-Shi'i Divide * The Kurds * The Assyrians and Turkmens * Identity and the State * Chapter 4: From Authoritarian to Totalitarian State, 1933-1979 * The Dictator Debate * The Military in Politics * The Role of the Military and the Communalization of Political Life * The Intensification of Anti-Imperialist Sentiment * Towards Totalitarianism * The Totalitarian State * Chapter 5: Iraq at War, 1979-1989 * History of Iran-Iraq Relations * The Kurdish War * The Decline into War with Iran * Iraq Advances * Iran Counterattacks * The Kurdish Threat * The Tanker War * The Political and Economic Impact on Iraq * Towards Kuwait * Chapter 6: The Pariah State, 1989-2003 * Toward War * The Invasion of Kuwait * Operation 'Desert Storm' * The Uprisings * The Coalescing of Opposition Movements * Sanctions on Iraq * The Arrival of the Inspectors * Defection * The Failed Coups * The Opposition Defeated and Kurdistan Divided * Oil for Food * Sanctions Busting * Hide and Seek with UNSCOM * Toward Invasion * Chapter 7: Regime Change, 2003- * The State Building and Democratization Debate * Operation 'Iraqi Freedom' * The Chaotic Devolution of Political Authority * The Coalition Provisional Authority and the Iraqi Governing Council * The Transitional Administrative Law * The Iraqi Interim Government * Shi'i Rebellion and Sunni Insurgencies * January 2005 Elections * Constitutional Negotiations * The Referendum * December 2005 Elections * Staring Into the Abyss * Conclusion: The Passing of Thresholds? * Making Sense of the Debates * The Government of Nouri al-Maliki * The Passing of Nebulous Thresholds * Chronology * Internet Sites * Bibliography
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