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200 14$aThe struggle for Iraq's future $ehow corruption, incompetence and sectarianism have undermined democracy /$fZaid Al-Ali
210  1$aNew Haven, Connecticut ;$aLondon :$cYale University Press,$d2014.
210  4$d©2014
215   $a1 online resource (305 p.)
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
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320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $tFront matter --$tCONTENTS --$tINTRODUCTION --$tCHAPTER ONE. A LEGACY OF OPPRESSION AND VIOLENCE --$tCHAPTER TWO. ON THE ORIGINS OF IRAQ'S NEW POLITICAL ELITES --$tCHAPTER THREE. CREATING A NEW POLITICAL ORDER --$tCHAPTER FOUR. A COUNTRY BACK FROM THE DEAD --$tCHAPTER FIVE. DEFECTIVE POLITICS --$tCHAPTER SIX. A COUNTRY LEFT TO LANGUISH --$tCHAPTER SEVEN. THE RAVAGES OF CORRUPTION: THE SECOND INSURGENCY --$tCHAPTER EIGHT. THE THIRD INSURGENCY: ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTER --$tCHAPTER NINE. WHAT IS TO BE DONE? --$tENDNOTES --$tBIBLIOGRAPHY --$tIndex
330   $aMany Westerners have offered interpretations of Iraq's nation-building progress in the wake of the 2003 war and the eventual withdrawal of American troops from the country, but little has been written by Iraqis themselves. This forthright book fills in the gap. Zaid al-Ali, an Iraqi lawyer with direct ties to the people of his homeland, to government circles, and to the international community, provides a uniquely insightful and up-to-date view of Iraq's people, their government, and the extent of their nation's worsening problems. The true picture is discouraging: murderous bombings, ever-increasing sectarianism, and pervasive government corruption have combined to prevent progress on such crucial issues as security, healthcare, and power availability. Al-Ali contends that the ill-planned U.S. intervention destroyed the Iraqi state, creating a black hole which corrupt and incompetent members of the elite have made their own. And yet, despite all efforts to divide them, Iraqis retain a strong sense of national identity, al-Ali maintains. He reevaluates Iraq's relationship with itself, discusses the inspiration provided by the events of the Arab Spring, and redefines Iraq's most important struggle to regain its viability as a nation.
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606   $aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Developing & Emerging Countries$2bisacsh
607   $aIraq$xPolitics and government
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