The struggle for Iraq : a view from the ground up / Thomas M. Renahan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Renahan, Thomas M. (Thomas Michael), 1941- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democracy--Iraq.

Democracy.

Political corruption--Iraq.

Political corruption.

Iraq--Politics and government--2003-.

Iraq.

Renahan, Thomas M. (Thomas Michael), 1941-.

Renahan, Thomas M.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (520 pages) : illustrations, map

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lincoln, Nebraska : Potomac Books, 2017.

Summary:

A political scientist's firsthand report on Iraq and his work with his Iraqi staff to promote democracy and fight corruption, from the days of the Coalition Provisional Authority to the present, and his recommendations for American policy-makers based on the lessons learned.

Contents:

Southern Iraq

An American advisor in the new Iraq

The campaign for democracy

Democracy and the culture of violence

Bottoming out

Baghdad and beyond

"Welcome back to your country"

Islam and democracy in the new Iraq

The struggle to reduce corruption

Extending the anti-corruption struggle to the national level

The struggle for human rights

The struggle to protect civil society organizations

The personal meaning of terrorism

The day the music died

Sinking your own ship

The instinct to control

US aid and lessons learned in Iraq

Kurdistan from the inside

The Kurds : red, white, and blue and shades of gray

A ministry from the ground up

Reforming a ministry : starting low, aiming high

America and the future of Iraq

Picking up the pieces in a shattered country

Winning the endgame in Iraq

Drawing lines in the sand

The American from Iraq.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61234-924-2

1-61234-926-9

OCLC:

985701560