Democracy in Iraq: history, politics, discource
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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Isakhan, Benjamin 1977- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Farnham, Surrey, England Ashgate Publishing Ltd ©2012
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Democracy in Iraq; Critical Theory, Orientalism and the Democratic History of Iraq; 1 Discourses of Democracy; The Discourse of Western Democracy; The Discourse of Oriental Despotism; Conclusion; 2 Democracy in Ancient Iraq; The Political Significance of Ancient Iraq; Conclusion; 5 Oppression and Resistance in Post-Colonial Iraq; Re-Thinking Post-Colonial Iraq; State Propaganda and the Discourses of Democracy; Counter Discourse and Clandestine Opposition; Conclusion; 6 Occupation and Democracy in Re-Colonial Iraq
The Discourses of Democracy and the Re-Colonisation of IraqElections and the Public Sphere; Civil Rights and Protest Movements; Conclusion; Conclusion; Salvaging Democracy from Discourse; References; Index
This book proposes a significant reassessment of the history of Iraq, documenting democratic experiences from ancient Mesopotamia through to the US occupation. 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 will be useful to those interested in political and legal history, human rights and democracy
Physical Description:201 pages
ISBN:9781409401766
1409401766
9781409401759

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