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UNINA9910795302903321 |
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Autore |
Badie Dina |
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Titolo |
After Saddam : American foreign policy and the destruction of secularism in the Middle East / / Dina Badie |
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Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2017 |
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©2017 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (213 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Islam and politics - Middle East |
United States Foreign relations Iraq |
Iraq Foreign relations United States |
United States Foreign relations Middle East |
Middle East Foreign relations United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The Sunnis, the Shias, and the Caliphates -- The modern Middle East -- The war on terror -- The Baathification and debaathification of Iraq -- The Shia revival and the Shia crescent -- The Sunni backlash -- The surge -- The dominos fall -- The Islamic State. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book explores the monumental shift in the balance of power in the Middle East since the 2003 Iraq War. It investigates the manner in which American foreign policy in Iraq artificially shifted this balance and brought religious identities to the foreground. |
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