01895nam 2200445 450 991079530290332120170625074905.01-4985-3900-9(CKB)4340000000210324(MiAaPQ)EBC5113475(EXLCZ)99434000000021032420171125h20172017 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierAfter Saddam American foreign policy and the destruction of secularism in the Middle East /Dina BadieLanham, Maryland :Lexington Books,2017.©20171 online resource (213 pages) illustrations, maps1-4985-3899-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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.Islam and politicsMiddle EastUnited StatesForeign relationsIraqIraqForeign relationsUnited StatesUnited StatesForeign relationsMiddle EastMiddle EastForeign relationsUnited StatesIslam and politics327.730567Badie Dina1558190MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910795302903321After Saddam3822365UNINA