Identity and Nation in Iraq

Sherko Kirmanj

Published by Lynne Rienner Publishers 2013

Identity and Nation in Iraq

Sherko Kirmanj

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781626370791

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Sherko Kirmanj offers a balanced, critical analysis of the evolution of Iraqi national identity and the process of national integration, tracing a history of antagonisms and violence that began with the creation of the state in 1921. Challenging approaches that variously blame the legacy of the Baathist regime or the US invasion for the sectarian violence that plagues Iraq, Kirmanj delves into the political and social dynamics involved across the decades. His focus is on the enduring conflicts between Iraq's Sunnis, Shiites, and Kurds—and on the challenges of forging a nation when the groups involved share no collective identity or attachment to a single homeland.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Illustrations Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Foreword: In Sami Abdul Rahman Park Brendan O’Leary Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	xvii
1 The Context of Identity in Iraq Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2 The Formation of Iraq Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	21
3 Faisal and the Dream of a Nation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	39
4 The Emergence of National Integration Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	63
5 The Failure of National Integration Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	95
6 The Process of National Disintegration Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	131
7 A Disintegrated Nation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	169
8 The US Invasion: Opening Pandora’s Box Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	193
9 The Paradoxes of Nation Formation in Iraq Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	233
Appendixes
1 The Destruction of Kurdistan, 1963–1987 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	259
2 The January 2005 Parliamentary Election Results Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	262
3 The August 2005 Constitutional Referendum Results Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	262
4 The December 2005 Parliamentary Election Results Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	263
5 Civilian Deaths from Violence in Iraq, 2003–2012 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	264
6 Average Deaths per Day from Bombs and Gunfire/Executions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	265
7 The March 2010 Paliamentary Election Results Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	266
Acronyms Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	267
Glossary Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	269
References Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	271
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	297
About the Book Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	321

Language: English
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 321

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Published: February 1, 2013
ISBN: 9781626370791