Invisible War - The United States and the Iraq Sanctions (Paperback)

The economic sanctions imposed on Iraq from 1990 to 2003 were the most comprehensive and devastating of any established in the name of international governance. The sanctions, coupled with the bombing campaign of 1991, brought about the near collapse of Iraq's infrastructure and profoundly compromised basic conditions necessary to sustain life. In a sharp indictment of U.S. policy, Joy Gordon examines the key role the nation played in shaping the sanctions, whose harsh strictures resulted in part from U.S. definitions of "dual use" and "weapons of mass destruction," and claims that everything from water pipes to laundry detergent to child vaccines could produce weapons. Drawing on internal UN documents, confidential minutes of closed meetings, and interviews with foreign diplomats and U.S. officials, Gordon details how the United States not only prevented critical humanitarian goods from entering Iraq but also undermined attempts at reform; unilaterally overrode the UN weapons inspectors; and manipulated votes in the Security Council. In every political, legal, and bureaucratic domain, the deliberate policies of the United States ensured the continuation of Iraq's catastrophic condition. Provocative and sure to stir debate, this book lays bare the damage that can be done by unchecked power in our institutions of international governance.

General

Imprint:	Harvard University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2012
First published:	2010
Authors:	Joy Gordon
Dimensions:	235 x 156 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	376
ISBN-13:	978-0-674-06408-9
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Books > Business & Economics > Economics > International economics > International trade > Trade agreements & tariffs Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Promotions
LSN:	0-674-06408-9
Barcode:	9780674064089

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