Making of Iraq, The, 1900-1963: Capital, Power, and Ideology

Making of Iraq, The, 1900-1963: Capital, Power, and Ideology (Soci Econ Hist Mid East (Dis))
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This book's innovative approach makes it an important intervention into the field of modern Iraqi and Arab history. Samira Haj's discussion of the factors that led to, and paradoxically caused the failure of, the 1958 revolution in Iraq forms the framework for her critique of conventional Eurocentric notions of nationalism, revolution, and modernity. Haj explains the pervasive violence of Iraq's political scene not by invoking ageless images of sectarian strife and irrational bloodlust but by showing that the violent political battles of the 1950s and 1960s were the result of fundamental changes in the system of ownership and agricultural production during the nineteenth century. Furthermore, she shows that the national government's smashing of the popular movement and the dismantling of its various grassroots organizations in 1963 signified the beginning of the end of participatory politics in Iraq.
Country USA
Brand State University of New York Press
Manufacturer State University of New York Press
Binding Paperback
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UPCs 000791432424
EANs 9780791432426
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	State University of New York Press
Manufacturer	State University of New York Press
Binding	Paperback
UnitCount	1
UPCs	000791432424
EANs	9780791432426
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Making of Iraq, The, 1900-1963: Capital, Power, and Ideology (Soci Econ Hist Mid East (Dis))