| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 329 pages). |
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text file |
| Series |
Library of modern Middle East studies ; 195
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Library of modern Middle East studies ; 195.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-315) and index. |
| Summary |
"The activities of ISIS since 2014 have brought back to centre stage a series of very old and very troubling questions about the integrity and viability of the Iraqi state. However, most analysts have framed recent events in terms of their immediate past and without the contextual background to explain their evolution. State and Society in Iraq moves beyond a short-sighted analysis to place the complex and contested nature of Iraqi politics within a broader and deeper historical examination. In doing so, the chapters demonstrate that beyond the overwhelming emphasis on failed occupations, cruel tyrants, ethnic separatists and violent religious fanatics, is an Iraqi people who have routinely agitated against the state, advocated for legitimate and accountable government, and called for inter-communal harmony.When, the authors maintain, the Iraqi people are given agency in the complex process of consent, negotiation and resistance that underpin successful state-society relations, the nation can move beyond patterns of oppression and cruelty, of dangerous rhetoric and divisive politics, and towards a cohesive, peaceful and prosperous future - despite the many difficulties and the steep challenges that lie ahead."--Bloomsbury Publishing. |
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| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Iraq -- Politics and government -- 21st century.
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Iraq. |
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Politics and government. |
| Chronological Term |
21st century |
| Subject |
Iraq -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
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| Chronological Term |
20th century |
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Citizenship -- Iraq.
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Democracy -- Iraq.
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Democracy. |
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Middle Eastern history. |
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Citizenship. |
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History -- Middle East -- General. |
| Chronological Term |
1900-2099 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Isakhan, Benjamin, 1977- editor.
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Mako, Shamiran, editor.
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Dawood, Fadi, editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version:Original (DLC) 2018379593 |
| ISBN |
9781350988217 (online) |
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1350988219 |
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183860913X |
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9781838609139 (electronic book) |
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9781784533199 (hardback) |
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