Iraq

People, History, Politics

Gareth Stansfield

• Editorial: Polity
• Año: 2016
• ISBN:
  9781509511181
• Edición: 2
• Categoría: Politics & International Relations
• Categoría: Intelligence & Espionage

Few countries can claim to have endured such a difficult and tortuous history as that of Iraq. Its varied peoples have had to contend with externally imposed state-building at the end of the First World War, through to the rise of authoritarian military regimes, to the all-encompassing power of Saddam Husseins dictatorship. They have endured destructive wars, internationally-imposed sanctions, and a further bout of destabilizing regime change and subsequent state-building from 2003. The recent rise of the Islamic State, the consolidation of the Kurdistan Region, and the response of the Shii populace have brought the country to a de facto partition that may bring about Iraqs final demise.

The second edition of Iraq: People, History, Politics provides a comprehensive analysis of the political, societal, and economic dynamics that have governed Iraqs modern development. Situating recent events within a longer historical timeframe, this book is a must-read for anyone wanting to understand the deep histories that underpin the contemporary politics of this war-torn and troubled state.

Índice

• Cover
• Table of Contents
• Series page
• Title page
• Copyright page
• Dedication
• Maps
• Acknowledgements
• 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, 1933–1979
• 5: Iraq at War, 1979–1989
• 6: The The Pariah State, 1989–2003
• 7: Regime Change, 2003–2007
• 8: From the Brink to the Brink, 2007–2014
• 9: The Islamic State, the Kurdistan Region and Shiʿi Iraq
• Conclusion: The Passing of Thresholds and the Emergence of Three ‘States’
• Chronology
• Internet Links
• References
• Index
• End User License Agreement