Iraq : people, history, politics / Gareth Stansfield.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stansfield, Gareth R. V., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Iraq--Politics and government--1991-2003.

Iraq.

Politics and government.

Iraq--Politics and government--2003-.

Physical Description:

xviii, 327 pages : maps ; 22 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Malden, MA : Polity Press, 2016.

Summary:

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 partition that may bring about Iraq's final demise. The second edition of Iraq: People, History, Politics provides a comprehensive analysis of the political, societal, and economic dynamics that have governed Iraq's 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. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction: artificiality, identity, dictatorship and state-building

Legacies of civilizations and empires

State formation, monarchy and mandate, 1918-1932

Conceptualizing political mobilization in Iraq

From authoritarian to totalitarian state, 1933-1979

Iraq at war, 1979-1989

The pariah state, 1989-2003

Regime change, 2003-2007

From the brink to the brink, 2007-2014

The Islamic State, the Kurdistan region and Shi'i Iraq

Conclusion: the passing of thresholds and the emergence of three "states."

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780745649290

0745649297

9780745649306

0745649300

OCLC:

936205293