Iraq Between Occupations: Perspectives from 1920 to the Present

Front Matter....Pages i-vii
Introduction: Iraq: History Reconsidered, Present Reassessed....Pages 1-12
Front Matter....Pages 13-13
One Iraq or Many: What Has Happened to Iraqi Identity?....Pages 15-41
The Clash of Identities in Iraq....Pages 43-59
On the Brink: State and Nation in Iraqi Kurdistan....Pages 61-77
Kurdish Leadership in Post-Saddam Iraq: National Challenges and Changing Conditions....Pages 79-99
Front Matter....Pages 101-101
Iraqi Democracy and the Democratic Vision of ‘Abd al-Fattah Ibrahim....Pages 103-113
Women under the Monarchy: A Backdrop for Post-Saddam Events....Pages 115-125
Front Matter....Pages 127-127
Revisiting the Republic of Fear: Lessons for Research on Contemporary Iraq....Pages 129-141
Sadr the Father, Sadr the Son, the “Revolution in Shi’ism,” and the Struggle for Power in the Hawzah of Najaf....Pages 143-157
On Servility and Survival: The Sunni Opposition to Saddam and the Origins of the Current Sunni Leadership in Iraq....Pages 159-171
The Performance of the Iraqi Armed Forces in Operation Desert Storm and the Impact of Desert Storm on Its Performance in Operation Iraqi Freedom....Pages 173-188
Management of Iraq’s Economy Pre and Post the 2003 War: An Assessment....Pages 189-208
Front Matter....Pages 209-209
Iraq after the Surge....Pages 211-224
Amateur Hour in Iraq: A Worm’s-Eye View on the Failure of Nation Building....Pages 225-237
Until They Leave: Liberation, Occupation, and Insurgency in Iraq....Pages 239-260
Back Matter....Pages 261-279