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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456720603321

Autore

Ghanim David

Titolo

Iraq's dysfunctional democracy [[electronic resource] /] / David Ghanim

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Barbara, CA, : Praeger, 2011

ISBN

1-283-25564-2

9786613255648

0-313-39802-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (270 p.)

Disciplina

320.9567

Soggetti

Democracy - Iraq

Electronic books.

Iraq Politics and government 2003-

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

Cover; Contents; Preface; 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; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O

PQ; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Sommario/riassunto

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.