After Saddam : American Foreign Policy and the Destruction of Secularism in the Middle East.
Badie, Dina.
After Saddam : American Foreign Policy and the Destruction of Secularism in the Middle East. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (213 pages)
Cover -- After Saddam -- After Saddam -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Acronyms -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Notes1. -- Chapter 1 -- The Sunnis, the Shias, and the Caliphates -- Notes1. -- Chapter 2 -- The Modern Middle East -- Notes1. -- Chapter 3 -- The War on Terror -- Chapter 4 -- The Baathification and De-Baathification of Iraq -- Notes1. -- Chapter 5 -- The Shia Revival and the Shia Crescent -- Notes1. -- Chapter 6 -- The Sunni Backlash -- Notes1. -- Chapter 7 -- The Surge -- Notes1. -- Chapter 8 -- The Dominos Fall -- Notes1. -- Chapter 9 -- The Islamic State -- Salafi Crescent? -- Notes1. -- Conclusion -- Notes1. -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.
This book explores the monumental shift in the balance of power in the Middle East since the 2003 Iraq War. It investigates the manner in which American foreign policy in Iraq artificially shifted this balance and brought religious identities to the foreground.
9781498539005
Islam and politics--Middle East.
Electronic books.
E183.8.I57.B335 2017
327.730567
After Saddam : American Foreign Policy and the Destruction of Secularism in the Middle East. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (213 pages)
Cover -- After Saddam -- After Saddam -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Acronyms -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Notes1. -- Chapter 1 -- The Sunnis, the Shias, and the Caliphates -- Notes1. -- Chapter 2 -- The Modern Middle East -- Notes1. -- Chapter 3 -- The War on Terror -- Chapter 4 -- The Baathification and De-Baathification of Iraq -- Notes1. -- Chapter 5 -- The Shia Revival and the Shia Crescent -- Notes1. -- Chapter 6 -- The Sunni Backlash -- Notes1. -- Chapter 7 -- The Surge -- Notes1. -- Chapter 8 -- The Dominos Fall -- Notes1. -- Chapter 9 -- The Islamic State -- Salafi Crescent? -- Notes1. -- Conclusion -- Notes1. -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.
This book explores the monumental shift in the balance of power in the Middle East since the 2003 Iraq War. It investigates the manner in which American foreign policy in Iraq artificially shifted this balance and brought religious identities to the foreground.
9781498539005
Islam and politics--Middle East.
Electronic books.
E183.8.I57.B335 2017
327.730567