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This book proposes a significant reassessment of the history of
Iraq, documenting democratic experiences from ancient Mesopotamia
through to the US occupation. Such an analysis takes to task claims
that the 'West' has a uniquely democratic history and a
responsibility to spread democracy across the world. It also
reveals that Iraq has a democratic history all of its own, from
ancient Middle Eastern assemblies and classical Islamic theology
and philosophy, through to the myriad political parties, newspapers
and protest movements of more recent times. This book argues that
the democratic history of Iraq could serve as a powerful political
and discursive tool where the Iraqi people may come to feel a sense
of ownership over democracy and take pride in endorsing it. This
could go a long way towards mitigating the current conflicts across
the nation and in stabilizing and legitimating its troubled
democracy. Taking an interdisciplinary approach and referring to
some of the most influential critical theorists to question
ideological assumptions about democracy and its history, this book
is useful to those interested in political and legal history, human
rights and democracy.
This book proposes a significant reassessment of the history of
Iraq, documenting democratic experiences from ancient Mesopotamia
through to the US occupation. Such an analysis takes to task claims
that the 'West' has a uniquely democratic history and a
responsibility to spread democracy across the world. It also
reveals that Iraq has a democratic history all of its own, from
ancient Middle Eastern assemblies and classical Islamic theology
and philosophy, through to the myriad political parties, newspapers
and protest movements of more recent times. This book argues that
the democratic history of Iraq could serve as a powerful political
and discursive tool where the Iraqi people may come to feel a sense
of ownership over democracy and take pride in endorsing it. This
could go a long way towards mitigating the current conflicts across
the nation and in stabilizing and legitimating its troubled
democracy. Taking an interdisciplinary approach and referring to
some of the most influential critical theorists to question
ideological assumptions about democracy and its history, this book
is useful to those interested in political and legal history, human
rights and democracy.
Could democracy have a "secret" history? Most of us are familiar
with a history of democracy that emphasizes the keystone moments in
the story of Western civilization: the achievements of the ancient
Greeks and Romans, the more recent development of the British
parliament, the American Declaration of Independence and the French
Revolution, and the gradual global spread of democracy since the
end of the Cold War. The central argument of this book is that
there is much more to the history of democracy than this standard
history admits. There is a whole "secret" history, too big, complex
and insufficiently 'Western' in character to be included in common
accounts.
In exploring The Secret History of Democracy, the contributors
establish that democracy was developing in the Middle East, India
and China before classical Athens, clung on during the "Dark Ages"
in Islam, Iceland and Venice, was often part of tribal life in
Africa, North America and Australia, and has developed in
unexpected ways through the grassroots activism of Muslims,
feminists and technophiles.
"This book explores the intriguing idea that there is much more
democracy in human history than is generally acknowledged. It
establishes that democracy was developing across greater Asia
before classical Athens, clung on during the 'Dark Ages', often
formed part of indigenous governance and is developing today in
unexpected ways"--
'The Legacy of Iraq' critically reflects on the abject failure of
the 2003 intervention to turn Iraq into a liberal democracy,
underpinned by free-market capitalism, its citizens free to live in
peace and prosperity. It argues that mistakes made by the coalition
and the Iraqi political elite set a sequence of events in motion
that have had devastating consequences for Iraq, the Middle East
and for the rest of the world. Today, as the nation faces perhaps
its greatest challenge in the wake of the devastating advance of
the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and another US-led
coalition undertakes renewed military action in Iraq, understanding
the complex and difficult legacies of the 2003 war could not be
more urgent. Ignoring the legacies of the Iraq war and denying
their connection to contemporary events could mean that vital
lessons are ignored and the same mistakes made again.
This book explores the intriguing idea that there is much more
democracy in human history than is generally acknowledged. It
establishes that democracy was developing across greater Asia
before classical Athens, clung on during the 'Dark Ages', often
formed part of indigenous governance and is developing today in
unexpected ways.
This book re examines the history of democracy, broadening the
traditional view with previously unexplored examples. This
substantial reference work critically examines the history of
democracy, from ancient history to the directions it might take in
the future. Over the course of 42 chapters, it explores the full
breadth of the origins of democracy and expands the canon of
democratic history by exploring new - and sometimes surprising -
examples from around the world. Split into 9 parts, each part
contains an introduction to the period followed by three to five
case studies of specific governments or political movements. This
is the first book to study lesser known histories of democracy
alongside familiar examples. It includes historical accounts from
leading scholars that document the development of democratic
practices in their area or epoch of interest. Contributors include
Jack Goody, John Keane, Larbi Sadiki, James Anderson, John Fisher
and Seymour Drescher. Examples include ancient India, medieval
Venetia, Native America, Iraqis, ancient Athens, Women's Suffrage
and the Anti Apartheid movement.
The activities of ISIS since 2014 have brought back to centre stage
a series of very old and very troubling questions about the
integrity and viability of the Iraqi state. However, most analysts
have framed recent events in terms of their immediate past and
without the contextual background to explain their evolution. State
and Society in Iraq moves beyond a short-sighted analysis to place
the complex and contested nature of Iraqi politics within a broader
and deeper historical examination. In doing so, the chapters
demonstrate that beyond the overwhelming emphasis on failed
occupations, cruel tyrants, ethnic separatists and violent
religious fanatics, is an Iraqi people who have routinely agitated
against the state, advocated for legitimate and accountable
government, and called for inter-communal harmony.When, the authors
maintain, the Iraqi people are given agency in the complex process
of consent, negotiation and resistance that underpin successful
state-society relations, the nation can move beyond patterns of
oppression and cruelty, of dangerous rhetoric and divisive
politics, and towards a cohesive, peaceful and prosperous future -
despite the many difficulties and the steep challenges that lie
ahead.
This book re-examines the history of democracy, broadening the
traditional view with previously unexplored examples. This
substantial reference work critically examines the history of
democracy, from ancient history to the directions it might take in
the future. Over the course of 42 chapters, it explores the full
breadth of the origins of democracy and expands the canon of
democratic history by exploring new - and sometimes surprising -
examples from around the world. Split into 9 parts, each part
contains an introduction to the period followed by three to five
case studies of specific governments or political movements. This
is the first book to study lesser-known histories of democracy, and
looks again at familiar examples. It includes historical accounts
from leading scholars that document the development of democratic
practices in their area or epoch of interest.
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