LEADER 01895nam 2200445 450 001 9910795302903321 005 20170625074905.0 010 $a1-4985-3900-9 035 $a(CKB)4340000000210324 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5113475 035 $a(EXLCZ)994340000000210324 100 $a20171125h20172017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aAfter Saddam $eAmerican foreign policy and the destruction of secularism in the Middle East /$fDina Badie 210 1$aLanham, Maryland :$cLexington Books,$d2017. 210 4$dİ2017 215 $a1 online resource (213 pages) $cillustrations, maps 311 $a1-4985-3899-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aThe 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. 330 $aThis 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. 606 $aIslam and politics$zMiddle East 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$zIraq 607 $aIraq$xForeign relations$zUnited States 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$zMiddle East 607 $aMiddle East$xForeign relations$zUnited States 615 0$aIslam and politics 676 $a327.730567 700 $aBadie$b Dina$01558190 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910795302903321 996 $aAfter Saddam$93822365 997 $aUNINA