{"product_id":"the-future-of-iraq-dictatorship-democracy-or-division","title":"The Future of Iraq Dictatorship Democracy or Division","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Future of Iraq provides a primer on the history and \u003cbr\u003e\npolitical dynamics of this pivotal state divided by ethnic, religious, \u003cbr\u003e\nand political antagonisms, and provocatively argues that the least \u003cbr\u003e\ndiscussed future of Iraq might be the best: managed partition. Anderson \u003cbr\u003e\nand Stansfield incisively analyze the dilemmas of American policy. They \u003cbr\u003e\nsuggest that even a significant American presence will not stabilize \u003cbr\u003e\nIraq because it is an artificial state and its people have never shared a\u003cbr\u003e\n common identity. In addition to the legacy of tyrannical rule and the \u003cbr\u003e\nprimacy of political violence are eroded social bonds and entrenched \u003cbr\u003e\ntribal allegiances, fallow ground for democracy. In the new afterward \u003cbr\u003e\nthey consider the events of the last two years, especially the elections\u003cbr\u003e\n in Iraq, and their conclusion is that little has changed for the better\u003cbr\u003e\n and much has changed for the worse, adding further support to their \u003cbr\u003e\noriginal argument.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Liam Anderson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44215483236412,"sku":"9781403971449","price":597.0,"currency_code":"PKR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/7706\/7836\/files\/iraq.jpg?v=1776757630","url":"https:\/\/libertybooksstore.myshopify.com\/products\/the-future-of-iraq-dictatorship-democracy-or-division","provider":"LibertyBooksStore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}