The Legacy of Iraq : : From the 2003 War to the 'Islamic State' /

The Legacy of Iraq : : From the 2003 War to the 'Islamic State' / / Benjamin Isakhan.

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Examines the complex and difficult legacies of the Iraq war of 2003 and their critical relevance todayIn March 2003, a US-led 'Coalition of the Willing' launched a pre-emptive intervention against Iraq. Their ambitious project was to turn Iraq into a liberal democracy, underpinned by free-...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015
VerfasserIn:
Isakhan, Benjamin,
MitwirkendeR:
Adelman, Howard,
Al-Jeloo, Nicholas,
Alaaldin, Ranj,
Anderson, Liam,
Brooks, Aloysia,
Camilleri, Joseph A.,
Campbell, Perri,
Howie, Luke,
Isakhan, Benjamin,
Kampmark, Binoy,
Le Billon, Philippe,
Siebrandt, Diane C.,
Zeidel, Ronen,
Place / Publishing House:Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]
©2015
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (288 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Notes on Contributors
  • Introduction: The Iraq Legacies - Intervention, Occupation, Withdrawal and Beyond
  • Part I: The Aftermath of War: Strategic Decisions and Catastrophic Mistakes
  • 1. The De-Baathifi cation of post-2003 Iraq: Purging the Past for Political Power
  • 2. The Contested Politics of Iraq's Oil Wealth
  • 3. Torture at Abu Ghraib: Non-disclosure and Impunity
  • Part II: Iraqi Politics since Saddam
  • 4. Shattering the Shia: A Maliki Political Strategy in Post-Saddam Iraq
  • 5. The Dangerous Legacy of a Flawed Constitution: Resolving Iraq's Kurdish 'Problem'
  • 6. Between Aqalliya and Mukawin: Understanding Sunni Political Attitudes in Post-Saddam Iraq
  • 7. Post-withdrawal Prospects for Iraq's 'Ultra-minorities'
  • Part III: The Plight of Iraqi Culture and Civil Society
  • 8. Doing Democracy in Difficult Times: Oil Unions and the Maliki Government
  • 9. 'If You're a Female, You Risk Being Attacked': Digital Selves, Warblogs and Women's Rights in Post-invasion Iraq
  • 10. The Impact of Coalition Military Operations on Archaeological Sites in Iraq
  • Part IV: Regional and International Consequences of the Iraq War
  • 11. Ethnic Cleansing in Iraq: Internal and External Displacement
  • 12. Shia Ascendency in Iraq and the Sectarian Polarisation of the Middle East
  • 13. Humanitarian Intervention after Iraq: The Politics of Protection and Rescue
  • 14. Iraq, the Illusion of Security and the Limits to Power
  • Conclusion: The Iraq Legacies and the Roots of the 'Islamic State'
  • References
  • Index

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