Benjamin Isakhan

Democracy in Iraq

History, Politics, Discourse

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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 is useful to those interested in political and legal history, human rights and democracy.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Juli 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 463g
• ISBN-13: 9781409401759
• ISBN-10: 1409401758
• Artikelnr.: 45160428

Autorenporträt

Dr Benjamin Isakhan, Research Fellow, Centre for Comparative Social Research, Faculty of Arts and Education, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia

Inhaltsangabe

A Note on Translation and Transliteration
Prelude: In the Beginning
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1 Discourses of Democracy
Chapter 2 Democracy in Ancient Iraq
Chapter 3 Islam and Democracy in Iraq
Chapter 4 Discourses of Democracy in Colonial Iraq
Chapter 5 Oppression and Resistance in Post-Colonial Iraq
Chapter 6 Occupation and Democracy in Re-Colonial Iraq
Chapter 101 Conclusion