Dictatorship, imperialism and chaos : Iraq since 1989 / Thabit A.J. Abdullah.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Abdullah, Thabit, author.

Series:

Global history of the present.

Global history of the present

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Iraq War, 2003-2011.

Iraq--Politics and government--1979-1991.

Iraq.

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

Iraq--Ethnic relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (145 p.)

Distribution:

[London, England] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021

Place of Publication:

London, England : Zed Books, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is a concise, readable, yet rigorous narrative of the recent history of Iraq. It focuses on the transformations within the country, placing the people of Iraq at the centre of the changes which began with the invasion of Kuwait in 1990, and ended with the current American occupation. The book tells the story of the country in order, but detours to explore themes such as the role of oil, the nature of Saddam Hussain's state, the social impact of sanctions, the roots of sectarian divisions, and the question of the 'artificiality' of Iraq's borders. Concluding with a critical look at simplistic notions of Iraqi social divisions it argues that there is a basis for national unity which might yet bring the country out of its current crisis.

Contents:

Acknowledgments

Introduction

The rise of the modern state

Dictatorship and war

Imperialism and the crisis of Kuwait

The sanctions regime

Occupation and chaos

Epilogue

Notes

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (pages 122-130) and index.

Print version record.

ISBN:

9786611215910

9781350219632

1350219630

9781780326559

1780326556

9781780344935

1780344937

9781281215918

1281215910

9781848134997

1848134991

9781848131286

1848131283

OCLC:

370981493