02467nam 2200577Ia 450 991045672060332120200520144314.01-283-25564-297866132556480-313-39802-X(CKB)2550000000045741(EBL)795022(OCoLC)761720363(SSID)ssj0000538117(PQKBManifestationID)11364953(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000538117(PQKBWorkID)10558593(PQKB)11226259(MiAaPQ)EBC795022(Au-PeEL)EBL795022(CaPaEBR)ebr10496646(CaONFJC)MIL325564(EXLCZ)99255000000004574120110422d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrIraq's dysfunctional democracy[electronic resource] /David GhanimSanta Barbara, CA Praeger20111 online resource (270 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-313-39801-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; OPQ; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; ZThis 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.DemocracyIraqIraqPolitics and government2003-Electronic books.Democracy320.9567Ghanim David886805MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456720603321Iraq's dysfunctional democracy1980485UNINA