Previously published as a special issue of Third World Quarterly,
this volume seeks to analyze to what extent the controversial US
policy of democratizing the Middle East with pre-emptive invasions
was justified or effective. Post 9/11 the US developed a policy of
War on Terror, taking the decision to democratize the Middle East
with pre-emptive invasions in both Afghanistan and Iraq. As Barakat
puts it "Iraq was deliberately de-constructed in order to be
reconstructed in a new model." Looking not only at the evidence of
democracy post-invasion, the author also considers the global,
regional and internal politics leading up to the decision to
invade. The effect is an insightful and vital volume that fulfils
an urgent need and seeks to answer the questions most troubling the
international community since the invasion of Iraq. Were the
invasion of Iraq and Afghanistan an exploitation of military
supremacy to secure a favourable balance of power for the US? Is it
possible to build a stable democracy after a pre-emptive invasion?
What is the current outlook for a stable democracy in Iraq?
Reconstructing Post-Saddam Iraq is vital reading for all those
interested in international politics and the future in Iraq.
General
Imprint: |
Routledge
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
ThirdWorlds |
Release date: |
August 2007 |
First published: |
2008 |
Authors: |
Sultan Barakat
|
Dimensions: |
246 x 174mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
308 |
Edition: |
New |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-415-41371-8 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Politics & government >
General
|
LSN: |
0-415-41371-0 |
Barcode: |
9780415413718 |
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