The Making of Iraq, 1900-1963: Capital, Power, and Ideology (S U N Y Series in the Social and Economic History of the Middle East) - Couverture souple

Samira, Haj

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0791432424 ISBN 13 : 9780791432426

Editeur : State University of New York Press, 1997

Synopsis

This book's innovative approach makes it an important intervention into the field of modern Iraqi and Arab history. Samira Haj's discussion of the factors that led to, and paradoxically caused the failure of, the 1958 revolution in Iraq forms the framework for her critique of conventional Eurocentric notions of nationalism, revolution, and modernity. Haj explains the pervasive violence of Iraq's political scene not by invoking ageless images of sectarian strife and irrational bloodlust but by showing that the violent political battles of the 1950s and 1960s were the result of fundamental changes in the system of ownership and agricultural production during the nineteenth century. Furthermore, she shows that the national government's smashing of the popular movement and the dismantling of its various grassroots organizations in 1963 signified the beginning of the end of participatory politics in Iraq.

A propos du livre

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

This book explores several major developmental problems as they manifested themselves in Iraq. It also focuses on the formation of capital in modern Iraq and addresses four theoretical categories.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: State University of New York Press
• Date d'édition: 1997
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0791432424
• ISBN 13: 9780791432426
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 215
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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