Author: Majid Khadduri
Publisher: Washington : Middle East Institute
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 284

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Author: Johan Franzen
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780199327379
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Recent outbursts of sectarian and ethnic violence in Iraq have made many observers question the viability of the state itself. It is said that due to the artificiality of the state and a lack of deep-seated political institutions, Iraqi politics is doomed to endlessly revert back to primordialism. Political parties are mere facades for the real intention of pursuing ethno-sectarian interests, the argument goes. But the present situation has largely been caused by Saddam Hussein's infamous rule over the past three decades, combined with the plight of international sanctions. Before Saddam's ascent to power in the late 1970s, however, the Iraqi political spectrum was full of political parties operating from ideological platforms. The largest, and arguably most important of these groups, was the Iraqi Communist Party (ICP). The ICP stands out as the only true cross-sectarian party in Iraqi history, drawing support from all of Iraq's diverse communities. From its inception in 1934, it continuously fought the various regimes in power and endeavoured to spread communist ideology throughout Iraq. At times the party achieved considerable success in this regard, although ultimately never able to seize power. Red Star over Iraq analyses the twists and turns of the ICP from its inception until its ultimate demise as a significant political force at the hands of Saddam in 1979.

Author: Ilario Salucci
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781931859141
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 190

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Whether standing up to British occupiers, the monarchy they installed or the brutal dictatorship of Saddam Hussein-who for many years was a friend and ally of the United States-the workers' movement and the Left in Iraq have a rich history of fighting for a more democratic society. This is the only book of its kind on the history of the Left and workers' movements in Iraq. It includes a valuable analysis of the Iraqi Communist Party, which now is part of the discussion about the future of an independent Iraq. The Italian activist and journalist Ilario Salucci has spent years studying the hidden history of resistance in Iraq.

Author: Joseph Sassoon
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 052119301X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 337

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A unique and revealing portrait of Saddam Hussein's Iraq which was every bit as authoritarian and brutal as Stalin's Russia or Mao's China.

Author: Samir Al-Khalil
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780788191817
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 310

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Describes what he calls "the most ruthless regime in the world," that of Saddam Hussein & his Ba'th Party in Iraq. Shows the importance of the obsessive fabrication of "enemies," & the tortuous logic that compels Hussein to maintain a state of perpetual alert against the enemies of Arabism both inside & outside the country. Explains how such a state could be created in the late 20th century. Chapters: a chronology from 1918; the Ba'thist polity: institutions of violence; a world of fear; Ba'thism & the masses, & authority; the legitimation of Ba'thism: Pan-Arabism & Iraq, formation of the Ba'th, & the legitimation of Iraqi Ba'thism. Purges of high-ranking, 1968-1989.

Author: Oles M. Smolansky
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 368

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This book examines the history of the relationship between these two centuries during the past twenty years and attempts to dispel the misconception that the Soviet Union has enjoyed undue influence over Iraq.

Author: Gilbert Achcar
Publisher: Pluto Press
ISBN: 9780745322032
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 292

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This volume brings together Gilbert Achcar s major writings on these issues over the past decades. The essays collected in "Eastern Cauldron" describe and explain the resurgence of Islamic fundamentalism, the fate of the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan and its aftermath, and above all the Palestinian conflict in which the regional stakes are so dramatically embodied and contested. Achcar analyzes the social bases, strategies and tactics of PLO, Hizbollah, Israel and the United States from the establishment of the state of Israel to the second Intifada. He pinpoints the contradictions of the Israeli state seeking at the same time to be Jewish and yet democratic and the impact of these contradictions on all parties to the conflict. "Eastern Cauldron" is primarily aimed at producing a better understanding of the conflicts of the region. Achcar s work is informed by strong moral and political commitments but is never limited to polemic."

Author: Simon Cottee
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 0814716865
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 378

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Brings together Hitchens' most incisive reflections on the 'war on terror', the war in Iraq and the state of the contemporary left. It also includes a selection of critical commentaries on his work from his former leftist comrades, a set of exchanges between Hitchens and various left-leaning interlocutors and more.

Author: Oles M. Smolansky
Publisher: Duke University Press
ISBN: 9780822311164
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 364

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In The USSR and Iraq, the first major study of Soviet-Iraqi relations, Oles M. Smolansky examines the history of the relationship between these two countries during the past twenty years and attempts to dispel the misconception that the Soviet Union has enjoyed undue influence over Iraq. Drawing on ten years of research in Western, Arab, and Soviet sources, Smolansky analyzes the complex issues at the center of Soviet-Iraqi relations from 1968 through 1988, including the nationalization of the oil industry, the Kurdish question, the Iraqi Communist Party, the affairs of the Persian/Arabian Gulf, and, ultimately, the war between Iraq and Iran. Smolansky concludes that Iraq has never been under the dominant influence of Moscow, nor has it even been a loyal Soviet ally. In fact, Iraq has managed to reap major benefits from the relationship without losing its autonomy or sacrificing its major interests. The author discusses the Soviet Union and Iraq within the larger framework of the nature of influence relationships between great and small powers.

Author: Williamson Murray
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107062292
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 413

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A comprehensive account of the Iran-Iraq War through the lens of the Iraqi regime and its senior military commanders.