02650nam 2200505 450 991082868670332120230809224011.01-61234-924-21-61234-926-9(CKB)3710000001291829(MiAaPQ)EBC4853777(OCoLC)985701560(MdBmJHUP)muse56641(Au-PeEL)EBL4853777(CaPaEBR)ebr11381501(CaONFJC)MIL1009224(EXLCZ)99371000000129182920170519h20172017 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierThe struggle for Iraq a view from the ground up /Thomas M. RenahanLincoln, Nebraska :Potomac Books,2017.©20171 online resource (520 pages) illustrations, map1-61234-882-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Southern Iraq -- An American advisor in the new Iraq -- The campaign for democracy -- Democracy and the culture of violence -- Bottoming out -- Baghdad and beyond -- "Welcome back to your country" -- Islam and democracy in the new Iraq -- The struggle to reduce corruption -- Extending the anti-corruption struggle to the national level -- The struggle for human rights -- The struggle to protect civil society organizations -- The personal meaning of terrorism -- The day the music died -- Sinking your own ship -- The instinct to control -- US aid and lessons learned in Iraq -- Kurdistan from the inside -- The Kurds : red, white, and blue and shades of gray -- A ministry from the ground up -- Reforming a ministry : starting low, aiming high -- America and the future of Iraq -- Picking up the pieces in a shattered country -- Winning the endgame in Iraq -- Drawing lines in the sand -- The American from Iraq.A political scientist's firsthand report on Iraq and his work with his Iraqi staff to promote democracy and fight corruption, from the days of the Coalition Provisional Authority to the present, and his recommendations for American policy-makers based on the lessons learned.DemocracyIraqPolitical corruptionIraqIraqPolitics and government2003-DemocracyPolitical corruption320.9567Renahan Thomas M(Thomas Michael),1941-1635469MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910828686703321The struggle for Iraq3976271UNINA