A History of IraqIn response to current events, Charles Tripp has updated his incisive book A History of Iraq to include developments as recent as mid-2002. Since its establishment by the British in the 1920s, Iraq has witnessed the rise and fall of successive authoritarian regimes, competing ruthlessly for power and resources. This struggle culminated in the dictatorship of Saddam Husain, who still maintains his grip over a fragmented and increasingly isolated society. Tripp's book traces Iraq's political history from its nineteenth-century roots in the Ottoman empire, to the development of the state, its transformation from monarchy to republic and the rise of the Ba'th party and the ascendancy and current rule of Saddam Husain. This is a story of social conflict, of power struggles between rival clans, of hostility and wars with neighboring states, as well as of their aftermath, and Iraq's deteriorating relations with the West. A History of Iraq offers incisive analysis of the making of a modern state and how it creates its own distinctive politics. Charles Tripp is Professor of Politics with reference to the Middle East at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. He is the General Editor of the Cambridge Middle East Studies Series and author of A History of Iraq (3rd Edition, CUP, 2007) and Islam and the Moral Economy: the challenge of capitalism (CUP, 2006). |
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Review: A History of Iraq
Avis d'utilisateur - David Stephens - GoodreadsOne of the most difficult aspects of writing history books must be deciding how much detail to include. If the author doesn't go into enough depth, readers can be deprived of substantive information ... Consulter l'avis complet
Review: A History of Iraq
Avis d'utilisateur - Ed Callahan - GoodreadsTripp's book is well-researched, detailed, and powerfully argues that modern Iraq can only be understood in terms of the patron-client relations, state sponsored organized violence, and religious ... Consulter l'avis complet
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The politics of conspiracy and the coup detat of February 1963 | 167 |
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Nasserist aspirations and Iraqi realities | 175 |
Patrimonialism and the rule of the clan | 181 |
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Economic patronage political control and foreign policy alignments | 205 |
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Saddam Husains presidency and the war with Iran in 1980 | 223 |
Defending the regime and Iraq after 1982 | 235 |
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Resistance among the Kurds and the Shia | 243 |
The aftermath of war and the invasion of Kuwait 198890 | 248 |
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The resilience of Saddam Husains regime | 264 |
Kurdish autonomy and Kurdish politics | 271 |
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Notes | 298 |
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Abd al-Ilah Abd al-Salam Arif administration al-Hashimi allies Arab nationalist Arab world Arif associated autonomy Ayatollah Ba'th Party Ba'thist Baghdad Bakr Sidqi Barzani Basra became Britain British circles clan command communists Consequently coup d'etat dominated economic elite emerging ensure established factions Faisal favour groups Hasan al-Bakr history of Iraq increasingly Iran Iranian Iraq Iraq's Iraqi armed forces Iraqi army Iraqi forces Iraqi government Iraqi politics Iraqi society Islamic king Kurdish Kurdish region Kurdistan Kurds Kuwait land large numbers leaders leadership London major ment military Mosul Muhammad mujtahids Najaf Nasserists networks Nuri al-Sa'id Nuri's officer corps opposition organisations Ottoman Palestine pan-Arab parliament patronage population position prime minister Qasim Rashid recognised reform regent regime resigned revolt role Saddam Husain sanctions Sayyid Shi'a Shi'i social Sunni Arab Syria three provinces tion treaty tribal shaikhs United Yasin al-Hashimi
