num_pages: 272
description: Providing a close-up perspective on what has happened in Iraq since Operation Desert Storm, this book considers the economic devastation of the war and the abortive uprising that followed it. The authors look at how the regime has maintained itself in power, documenting the institutionalized terror and extremely repressive cultural policies imposed by the Ba'th Party under Saddam Hussein.Essays include:Cultural Totalitarianism by Fatima MohsenState Terror and the Degradation of Politics by Isam al-KhafajiBa'thist Ideology and Practice by Zuhair al-Jaza'iriSaddam as Hero by Kamil AbdullahWomen: Honour, Shame and Dictatorship by Suha OmarEconomic Devastation, Underdevelopment and Outlook by Abbas AlnasrawiWhy the Intifada Failed by Faleh Abd al-JabbarThe Kurdish Parliament by Falaq al-Din Kakai MPSuppression and Survival of Iraqi Shi'is by Hussein al-ShahristaniDestruction of the Southern Marshes by Hamid al-BayatiHuman Rights, Sanctions and Sovereignty by Laith KubbaThe Opposition by Rend Rahim FranckeAttitudes to the West, Arabs and Fellow Iraqis by Ayad RahimIntolerance and Identity by Kanan MakiyaCharter 91 by Arif AlwanFederalism by Ali AllawiThe Rule of Law by Ahmad ChalabiPlaying the Rules by Dlawer Ala'Aldeen
language: English
title: Iraq Since the Gulf War: Prospects for Democracy
titlecomplete: Iraq Since the Gulf War: Prospects for Democracy
ratings_count: 2
publisher: Zed Books