A History of Iraq

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Cambridge University Press, 27 mai 2002 - 324 pages
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In 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 - Goodreads

One 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 - Goodreads

Tripp'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

Table des matières

Kurdish and Shii challenges and relations with Iran
199
Economic patronage political control and foreign policy alignments
205
War in Kurdistan
211
Oil revenues foreign policies and the rise of Saddam Husain
214
Saddam Husains presidency and the war with Iran in 1980
223
Defending the regime and Iraq after 1982
235
A war of attrition 19848
238
Resistance among the Kurds and the Shia
243
The aftermath of war and the invasion of Kuwait 198890
248
The war for Kuwait and the uprisings of 1991
253
Iraq under sanctions and the long aftermath of the Gulf war
259
The resilience of Saddam Husains regime
264
Kurdish autonomy and Kurdish politics
271
The limitations of opposition
275
Conclusion
293
Notes
298
Bibliography
307
Further reading and research
313
Index
317
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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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