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Iraq of Its Regions: Cornerstones of a Federal Democracy?
Reidar Visser
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Description for Iraq of Its Regions: Cornerstones of a Federal Democracy?
Paperback. The fall of Saddam Hussein's regime may have marked a watershed in Iraqi history, but to the majority of Iraq's eighteen governorates, the most dramatic challenges may lie ahead. This title presents an overview of regionalism as a political force in contemporary Iraq. Editor(s): Visser, Reidar; Stansfield, Gareth. Num Pages: 256 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 600.
The fall of Saddam Hussein's regime may have marked a watershed in Iraqi history, but to the majority of Iraq's eighteen governorates, the most dramatic challenges may lie ahead. With the formation of federal entities south of Kurdistan enabled from 2008, fundamental changes to Iraq's state structure can be expected over the coming decade. The parameters of this open-ended process are poorly understood in the West. There seems to be a widespread belief among commentators that the federalisation of Iraq will lead, more or less automatically, to the creation of three large regions based on Iraq's dominant ethno-religious communities, the ... Read more
The fall of Saddam Hussein's regime may have marked a watershed in Iraqi history, but to the majority of Iraq's eighteen governorates, the most dramatic challenges may lie ahead. With the formation of federal entities south of Kurdistan enabled from 2008, fundamental changes to Iraq's state structure can be expected over the coming decade. The parameters of this open-ended process are poorly understood in the West. There seems to be a widespread belief among commentators that the federalisation of Iraq will lead, more or less automatically, to the creation of three large regions based on Iraq's dominant ethno-religious communities, the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press USA
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781850658757
SKU
V9781850658757
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About Reidar Visser
Reidar Visser is a research fellow specialising in Iraqi politics at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, Oslo. He is the author of 'Basra, the Failed Gulf State: Separatism and Nationalism in Southern Iraq'. Gareth Stansfield is Professor of Middle East Politics and Al-Qasimi Chair of Arab Gulf Studies at the University of Exeter.
Reviews for Iraq of Its Regions: Cornerstones of a Federal Democracy?
'A very timely, well conceived and expertly developed volume on a matter that, in the growing furore over the Bush administration's war in Iraq, has become a topic of intense debate.'
Joost Hiltermann, International Crisis Group
Joost Hiltermann, International Crisis Group