Iraqi Predicament: People in the Quagmire of Power Politics

Name: Iraqi Predicament: People in the Quagmire of Power Politics
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ISBN: 9780745321493

ISBN-10: 0745321496

ISBN-13: 9780745321493

Edition: 2004

Authors: Tareq Y. Ismael, Jacqueline S. Ismael

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Book details

List price: $37.00
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Pluto Press
Publication date: 5/20/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 5.31" wide x 8.46" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English

Tareq Y. Ismael is a professor of Political Science at the University of Calgary, Canada & President of the International Centre for Contemporary Middle East Studies at eastern Mediterranean University. His most recent works include Middle East Politics Today (2001), Turkey's Foreign Policy in the 21st Century (2003), & Iraq: The Human Cost of History (2003).



Preface



Introduction: The International Setting



The Iraq Question in Arab Politics


Arab Popular Opinion


Arab Regional Politics


Arab Regional Politics and the Iraq Question



The US, September 11 and the Invasion of Iraq


The Development of American Policy Towards the Middle East


Understanding Dollar Hegemony


Background to the Presidency of George W. Bush and September 11


The Aftermath of September 11


The Prism of Media Power Discourse


Prelude to Invasion


Invasion and the Aftermath


Conclusion



UN Sanctions: Tools of Domination and Oppression


Tools of Coercion


Tools of Domination and Oppression


Weapons Inspection


Humanitarian Aid


Aid without Inspections



Social Deconstruction: Social Development under Siege (co-authored with Shereen T. Ismael)


Social Development before the 1990-91 Gulf War


Social De-development after the 1990-91 Gulf War


Assessments of the Humanitarian Impact of Sanctions on Iraq


Depleted Uranium in Iraq


People in the Quagmire: '...a minor point in the history of...war'


The Invasion Attacks on Infrastructures


Targeting Ambulances and Medical Infrastructure


The Plight of Hospitals under US Occupation


Gallantry of Selfless Iraqi Health Workers


The Tragedy of Iraqis Continues


Conclusion



Russia and the Question of Iraq


Soviet Background


Post-Soviet Russia and Iraq


Notes


Bibliography


Index