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Iraq: People, History, Politics
Gareth Stansfield
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Description for Iraq: People, History, Politics
Hardback. 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 Hussein's dictatorship. Series: Hot Spots in Global Politics. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBLX; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 147 x 25. Weight in Grams: 566.
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 Hussein's 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 Shi'i populace have brought the country to a de facto ... Read more
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 Hussein's 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 Shi'i populace have brought the country to a de facto ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Polity Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
Hot Spots in Global Politics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745649290
SKU
V9780745649290
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About Gareth Stansfield
Gareth Stansfield is Al-Qasimi Professor of Arab Gulf Studies at the University of Exeter and a Senior Associate Fellow of the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), London. He is also a Global Fellow of the Wilson Center, Washington DC
Reviews for Iraq: People, History, Politics
'Gareth Stansfield's Iraq is a unique piece of research, meticulous, profound and, more importantly, timely and cool. Such multidimensional examination from objective scholars is a must.' Faleh A. Jabar, Iraq Institute for Strategic Studies 'An essential reference, providing the most up-to-date account of the political history of Iraq from Saddam Hussein's dictatorship to the emergence of ISIS. An outstanding analysis ... Read more