Dawisha, Adeed.

Iraq : a political history from independence to occupation / Adeed Dawisha - Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, 2009. - 377 p. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Consolidating the monarchical state, 1921-1936 -- Framing democracy with a certain indifference, 1921-1936 -- The uncertain nation, 1921-1936 -- Turbulence in governance, 1936-1958 -- Potholes in the democratic road, 1936-1958 -- Nationalism and the ethnosectarian divide, 1936-1958 -- The monarchy's political system, 1921-1958 -- The authoritarian republic, 1958-1969 -- The state rules without rules, 1968-2003 -- Politics in the new era, 2003- -- W(h)ither Iraq?

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Iraq--History--1921-
Iraq--Politics and government--1921-1958.
Iraq--Politics and government--1958-

DS70.95 / .D39 2009