State-Society Relations in Ba''thist Iraq - Facing Dictatorship

Informationen zum Autor Achim Rohde is the scientific coordinator of the research network "Re-Configurations. History, Remembrance and Transformation Processes in the Middle East and North Africa" at the Philipps-University Marburg (Germany). Klappentext This book examines whether traditional paradigms of totalitarian rule can be applied to Ba'thist Iraq. As such it closely examines state-society relations and uncovers the nature of the regime and how Iraqis lived with it. Zusammenfassung This book examines whether traditional paradigms of totalitarian rule can be applied to Ba’thist Iraq. As such it closely examines state-society relations and uncovers the nature of the regime and how Iraqis lived with it. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Facing Dictatorship Part 1: The Rise and Fall of an “Instant Power” 1. Authoritarianism and Development: The 1970s 2. On the Way to Armageddon: Iraq in the 1980s 3. Fragmentation vs. Centralisation: Governing Iraq, 1991-2003 Part 2: Power and Society 4. Gender Politics in Ba‘thist Iraq 5. Arts and Politics. Conclusions

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• Authors: Achim Rohde, Achim (University of Marburg Rohde, Rohde Achim
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.03.2010
• EAN: 9780415475518
• ISBN: 978-0-415-47551-8
• No. of pages: 272
• Series: SOAS/Routledge Studies on the Middle East; SOAS/Routledge Studies on the Middle East; SOAS/Routledge Studies on the
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern, Politics & government, Social issues & processes, Politics and government, Iraq, Social and ethical issues