(Ebook) Iraq Between Occupations Perspectives from 1920 to the Present 1st Edition by Amatzia Baram, Achim Rohde, Ronen Zeidel ISBN 9780230115491 0230115497

Part I: Iraq between a Nation-state and Ethnosectarian Divides: A Reappraisal

1 One Iraq or Many: What Has Happened to Iraqi Identity?

2 The Clash of Identities in Iraq

3 On the Brink: State and Nation in Iraqi Kurdistan

4 Kurdish Leadership in Post-Saddam Iraq: National Challenges and Changing Conditions

Part II: Aspects of Iraqi History under the Monarchy

5 Iraqi Democracy and the Democratic Vision of ‘Abd al-Fattah Ibrahim

6 Women under the Monarchy: A Backdrop for Post-Saddam Events

Part III: The Ba’th Era and Beyond

7 Revisiting the Republic of Fear: Lessons for Research on Contemporary Iraq

8 Sadr the Father, Sadr the Son, the “Revolution in Shi’ism,” and the Struggle for Power in th

9 On Servility and Survival: The Sunni Opposition to Saddam and the Origins of the Current Sunni Lea

10 The Performance of the Iraqi Armed Forces in Operation Desert Storm and the Impact of Desert Stor

11 Management of Iraq’s Economy Pre and Post the 2003 War: An Assessment

Part IV: The United States in Iraq 2003–2007/2008

12 Iraq after the Surge

13 Amateur Hour in Iraq: A Worm’s-Eye View on the Failure of Nation Building

14 Until They Leave: Liberation, Occupation, and Insurgency in Iraq

List of Contributors

Index