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001 2011003654
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008 110128s2011 nyua b 001 0 eng
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050 00 $aHX385.A6$bF73 2011
082 00 $a324.2567/07509045$222
100 1 $aFranzén, Johan.
245 10 $aRed star over Iraq :$bIraqi communism before Saddam /$cJohan Franzén.
260 $aNew York :$bColumbia University Press,$cc2011.
300 $axix, 276 p. :$bill. ;$c23 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aThe making of a nation -- The Iraqi Communist Party and the advent of ideological politics -- Communists, Kurds, and Arab nationalists in revolutionary Iraq, 1958-1963 -- Non-capitalista development, Arab socialism and armed rebellion during the reign of the Arefs, 1963-1968 -- Nationalism, patriotism and progressiveness in the era of Bathī consolidation of state power, 1968-1979.
520 $aRecent outbreaks of sectarian and ethnic violence have thrown Iraq's stability into doubt, suggesting the country's politics are a farce and its political parties are nothing more than the protectors of ethnosectarian interests. Because of the artificiality of the Iraqi state and its absence of deep-seated political institutions, skeptics fear the country is destined to revert to primordialism, yet Iraq's present situation is largely the result of Saddam Hussein's infamous rule over the past three decades, exacerbated by the deprivations of international sanctions. Johan Franzen underscores the role of these destabilizing factors, arguing that before Hussein's ascent to power, diverse parties representing a variety of ideological platforms characterized Iraqi government. The largest and most important of these groups was the Iraqi Communist Party (ICP), the only true cross-sectarian party in Iraqi history drawing support from all of Iraq's communities. From its inception in 1934 to its demise at the hands of Hussein in 1979, the ICP continuously resisted various regimes and spread communist ideology throughout Iraq. At times the party achieved considerable success, though it ultimately failed to seize absolute power. Red Star Over Iraq analyzes this rich history to project a different picture of a future Iraq.
650 0 $aCommunism$zIraq$xHistory.
610 20 $aḤizb al-Shuyūʻī al-ʻIrāqī$xHistory.
651 0 $aIraq$xPolitics and government$y20th century.