| Titre : | Iraq in fragments: The occupation and its legacy |
| Auteurs : | Eric Herring ; Glen Rangwala |
| Type de document : | Books |
| Editeur : | London : Hurst & Company, 2006 |
| Article en page(s) : | XII, 354 |
| Collection : | Crises in world politics |
| ISBN/ISSN/EAN : | 978-1-85065-777-4 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Index. décimale : | 956.704 431 |
| Tags : | Iraq War, 2003- ; Postwar reconstruction--Iraq ; Insurgency--Iraq ; Iraq--Politics and government--2003- ; United States--Foreign relations--2001- ; Counterinsurgency--Iraq |
| Résumé : |
The project to transform Iraq from an impoverished dictatorship to a prosperous, functioning, multiethnic democracy that would act as a role model to the states of the Arab Middle East will stand as one of the most ambitious political ventures of the modern era. As Eric Herring and Glen Rangwala show, the Coalition powers that took control of the country in 2003 have become mired in the politics of sect and class, of regional ambition and religious authority. These powers, the authors argue, have sought to draw Iraqi society into a state-building project that would not challenge the Coalition's control: in consequence they have achieved neither objective.
This book analyzes in detail why the Iraqi polity fractured after the invasion, and the consequences of this fragmentation. The major reason advanced by Herring and Rangwala rests not with the Iraqi people's fixed and antagonistic ethnic or sectarian identities, or with specific mistakes made by U.S. administrators, but with the character of the project to rebuild the Iraqi state. Through this project, the Coalition powers have often unwittingly created incentives for unregulated local power struggles, patron-client relations, corruption, smuggling, and violence. These features in turn have substantially shaped Iraq's new political actors. Placing the Iraq conflict within the context of regional, global, and U.S. politics, Herring and Rangwala explain how the international relations of consent, coercion, and capital accumulation have transformed the lives and allegiances of the Iraqi population. As uncertainty about the future of Iraq and the stability of the Middle East persists, this necessary volume offers a new perspective on the prospects for Iraq and the significance of the occupation. |
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| Code-barres | Cote | Support | Localisation | Section | Disponibilité |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 104173R | 956.704 431HER I | Book | Royal Military Academy | Bibliothèque ERM | Disponible |
