Dictatorship, Imperialism and Chaos: Iraq since 1989 (Global History of the Present) - Softcover
Since 1989 the history of Iraq has been one of the world's most traumatic. In this book, Thabit Abdullah places the Iraqi people at the centre of changes which began with the invasion of Kuwait in 1990, and ended with the current American-led occupation.
Battles for control of oil, the vacuum created by Saddam Hussein's dictatorship and the devastating impact of sanctions have wreaked havoc on Iraqi society over the past two decades. Abdullah argues that current ethnic tensions and religious divisions are a response to this destruction of civil society, rather than a consequence of having 'artificial' borders, inherent in Iraq's very existence.
This powerful and often moving account provides a uniquely measured insight into the recent political and social history of Iraq. It is an ideal introduction for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of this important and controversial nation.
Battles for control of oil, the vacuum created by Saddam Hussein's dictatorship and the devastating impact of sanctions have wreaked havoc on Iraqi society over the past two decades. Abdullah argues that current ethnic tensions and religious divisions are a response to this destruction of civil society, rather than a consequence of having 'artificial' borders, inherent in Iraq's very existence.
This powerful and often moving account provides a uniquely measured insight into the recent political and social history of Iraq. It is an ideal introduction for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of this important and controversial nation.
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Thabit Abdullah is an Associate Professor in the Department of History at the University of York, Toronto, Canada.
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"Abdullah shows how internal and external dynamics shaped Iraq in the decade and a half before Bush invaded...[he] sheds great illumination on why things turned out as they did." -- Juan Cole, University of Michigan
"A rich and illuminating study of Iraq's cultural and historical devlopment. Impressive in its breadth, coverage and scope, concise but comprehensive, this book is an excellent read for experts and non-experts alike." -- Tareq Ismael, University of Calgary
Thabit Abdullah is an Associate Professor in the Department of History at the University of York, Toronto, Canada.
"Abdullah shows how internal and external dynamics shaped Iraq in the decade and a half before Bush invaded...[he] sheds great illumination on why things turned out as they did." -- Juan Cole, University of Michigan
"A rich and illuminating study of Iraq's cultural and historical devlopment. Impressive in its breadth, coverage and scope, concise but comprehensive, this book is an excellent read for experts and non-experts alike." -- Tareq Ismael, University of Calgary
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