1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910453403003321

Autore

Al-Ali Zaid

Titolo

The struggle for Iraq's future : how corruption, incompetence and sectarianism have undermined democracy / / Zaid Al-Ali

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Haven, Connecticut ; ; London : , : Yale University Press, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-300-19853-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (305 p.)

Disciplina

956.70443

Soggetti

Political corruption - Iraq

SOCIAL SCIENCE / Developing & Emerging Countries

Electronic books.

Iraq Politics and government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER ONE. A LEGACY OF OPPRESSION AND VIOLENCE -- CHAPTER TWO. ON THE ORIGINS OF IRAQ'S NEW POLITICAL ELITES -- CHAPTER THREE. CREATING A NEW POLITICAL ORDER -- CHAPTER FOUR. A COUNTRY BACK FROM THE DEAD -- CHAPTER FIVE. DEFECTIVE POLITICS -- CHAPTER SIX. A COUNTRY LEFT TO LANGUISH -- CHAPTER SEVEN. THE RAVAGES OF CORRUPTION: THE SECOND INSURGENCY -- CHAPTER EIGHT. THE THIRD INSURGENCY: ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTER -- CHAPTER NINE. WHAT IS TO BE DONE? -- ENDNOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Many Westerners have offered interpretations of Iraq's nation-building progress in the wake of the 2003 war and the eventual withdrawal of American troops from the country, but little has been written by Iraqis themselves. This forthright book fills in the gap. Zaid al-Ali, an Iraqi lawyer with direct ties to the people of his homeland, to government circles, and to the international community, provides a uniquely insightful and up-to-date view of Iraq's people, their government, and the extent of their nation's worsening problems. The true picture is discouraging: murderous bombings, ever-increasing sectarianism, and



pervasive government corruption have combined to prevent progress on such crucial issues as security, healthcare, and power availability. Al-Ali contends that the ill-planned U.S. intervention destroyed the Iraqi state, creating a black hole which corrupt and incompetent members of the elite have made their own. And yet, despite all efforts to divide them, Iraqis retain a strong sense of national identity, al-Ali maintains. He reevaluates Iraq's relationship with itself, discusses the inspiration provided by the events of the Arab Spring, and redefines Iraq's most important struggle to regain its viability as a nation.

2.

Record Nr.

UNISA996393243103316

Autore

Simpson Sidrach <1600?-1655.>

Titolo

The anatomist anatomis'd. Or, a short answer to some things in the book, intituled, An anatomy of independencie [[electronic resource] ] : wherein it's shewed; I. That many things reported are mis-reported. II. That if all were true, yet divulging of them in this manner, is not according to the word of God. III. Nor argumentative against the cause that's falsly called independency. By Sidr. Simpson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Printed for Peter Cole, at the Royall Exchange, 1644

Descrizione fisica

12 p

Soggetti

Congregationalism

Independent churches - England

Separatists - England

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Annotation on Thomason copy: "June 28th".

A reply to: Forbes, Alexander. Anatomy of independency (Wing F1439).

Reproduction of the original in the British Library.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0018