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Overview"This book examines Iraq since 2003 and argues that a new democratic Iraq cannot be grounded on destructive politics of victimization, narrow nationalism, sectarian confessionalism, and a consensual, power-sharing political arrangement. This book provides an in-depth analysis from an Iraqi perspective on the political development in Iraq since 2003, thereby filling a gap that currently exists in the discussion of this embattled nation. Within its pages, author David Ghanim scrutinizes the many contradictions of the new experience in Iraq and exposes the myth of a ""new democratic Iraq."" By providing a unflinching look at the dysfunctional nature of democracy in Iraq, the centrality of violence in Iraqi society and politics, and the deterioration of the rights and treatment of minorities and women in Iraq, Iraq's Dysfunctional Democracy exposes how the New Iraq after the nearly decade-long involvement of the United States is becoming a republic of corruption. Complex issues such as ethnic federalism, ethno-sectarian elections, politics of victimization, deceptive legitimacy, and the effects of de-Ba'athification are covered in detail, serving to illuminate the multilayered obstacles to stabilizing Iraq—a country that serves as the linchpin for the security of the Middle East as well as the rest of the world." Full Product DetailsAuthor: David Ghanim Ph.D.Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Imprint: Praeger Publishers Inc Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 1.361kg ISBN: 9780313398018ISBN 10: 0313398011 Pages: 272 Publication Date: 12 September 2011 Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsPreface Introduction 1. A U.S. Legacy 2. The Politics of Victimization 3. Dwindling Minorities, Debased Women 4. De-Ba'thification and Politics of Exclusion 5. Uprooting the Ba'th and Sectarianism 6. Deficient Justice 7. Sectarian Execution 8. Elections and Illusive Democracy 9. Confessionalism and Legitimacy 10. Externalization of Legitimacy 11. Federalism and Politics of Separatism 12. Nationalism and Territories 13. Armaments, Oil, and Corruption 14. Republic of Corruption Conclusion Selected Bibliography IndexReviewsThis is a necessary, timely glimpse at the short-term future of a still-important nation. - Booklist A hard-hitting critical analysis of Iraq's post-2003 political order and a welcome addition to the growing literature on post-Saddam Iraq. Policymakers as well as scholars and students of Middle East politics will benefit from this well-researched and cogently argued book. - International Journal of Middle East Studies This is a lucid and passionate book... A good exposition of the sorry state of Iraq. - Middle East Journal <p>. . . this is a necessary, timely glimpse at the short-term future of a still-important nation. <p> - <p>Booklist This is a lucid and passionate book. . . . A good exposition of the sorry state of Iraq. - Middle East Journal A hard-hitting critical analysis of Iraq's post-2003 political order and a welcome addition to the growing literature on post-Saddam Iraq. Policymakers as well as scholars and students of Middle East politics will benefit from this well-researched and cogently argued book. - International Journal of Middle East Studies This is a lucid and passionate book... A good exposition of the sorry state of Iraq. - Middle East Journal This is a necessary, timely glimpse at the short-term future of a still-important nation. - Booklist """A hard-hitting critical analysis of Iraq's post-2003 political order and a welcome addition to the growing literature on post-Saddam Iraq. Policymakers as well as scholars and students of Middle East politics will benefit from this well-researched and cogently argued book."" - International Journal of Middle East Studies ""This is a lucid and passionate book. . . . A good exposition of the sorry state of Iraq."" - Middle East Journal ""This is a necessary, timely glimpse at the short-term future of a still-important nation."" - Booklist" Author InformationDavid Ghanim, PhD, is an independent scholar of Middle Eastern studies and gender studies. His published works include Praeger's Gender and Violence in the Middle East. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |