Research Catalog

Title

From desolation to reconstruction : Iraq's troubled journey / Mokhtar Lamani and Bessma Momani, editors.

Publication

Waterloo, Ont. : Wilfrid Laurier University Press ; Lancaster : Gazelle [distributor], 2010.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Lamini, Mokhtar.
• Momani, Bessma
• Centre for International Governance Innovation

Description

xi, 243 p. : ill.; 23 cm.

Summary

• "Iraq's streets are unsafe, its people tormented, and its identity as a state challenged from within and without. For some, Iraq is synonymous with internal hatred, bloodshed, and sectarianism. The contributors to this book, however, know another Iraq: a country that was once full of hope and achievement and that boasted one of the most educated workforces in its region--a cosmopolitan secular society with a great tradition of artisans, poets, and intellectuals. The memory of that Iraq inspired the editors of this volume to explore Iraq's current struggle. The contributors delve into the issues and concerns of building a viable Iraqi state and recognize the challenges in bringing domestic reconciliation and normalcy to Iraqis.
• From Desolation to Reconstruction: Iraq's Troubled Journey examines Iraq's reality after the 2003 US-led invasion. It begins by relating Iraq's modern social and political history prior to the invasion and then outlines the significant challenges of democratization and the creation of an Iraqi constitution, which will be necessary for Iraq to become a strong and effective state."--Pub. desc.

Series Statement

Studies in international governance series

Uniform Title

Project Muse UPCC books

Subject

• Since 2000
• Postwar reconstruction > Iraq
• Guerre en Irak, 2003-
• Reconstruction d'apres-guerre > Irak
• Iraq War, 2003-
• Iraq > History > 2003-

Note

• Published in association with the Centre for International Governance Innovation.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Iraq Under Siege: Politics, Society & Economy, 1990-2003 -- Inching Forward: Iraqi Federalism at Year Four -- The Struggle for Autonomy & Decentralization: Iraqi Kurdistan -- Armed Forces Based in Iraqi Kurdistan: A Lens to Understand the Post-Saddam Era -- The Extinction of Iraqi Minorities: Challenge or Catastrophe? -- Iraq's Economy & Its Brain Drain after the 2003 Invasion -- IRFFI: A Multi-Donor Initiative -- Iraq's Tangled Web of Debt Restructuring -- The Iraq War & (Non)Democratization in the Arab World -- Debating the Issues: A Roundtable Report -- Reinventing Iraq: Binding the Wounds, Reconstructing a Nation.

ISBN

• 9781554582297 (pbk.)
• 1554582296 (pbk.)

OCLC

• 499416776
• SCSB-10970274

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library