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035 _a(DE-B1597)9781400890323
035 _a(DE-B1597)501051
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082 0 4 _a956.7044
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084 _aonline - DeGruyter
100 1 _aBlaydes, Lisa
_eautore
245 1 0 _aState of Repression :
_bIraq under Saddam Hussein /
_cLisa Blaydes.
264 1 _aPrinceton, NJ :
_bPrinceton University Press,
_c[2018]
264 4 _c©2018
300 _a1 online resource (376 p.) :
_b8 b/w illus., 20 tables
336 _atext
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338 _aonline resource
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505 0 0 _tFrontmatter --
_tContents --
_tFigures and tables --
_tPreface --
_tPreface --
_tIntroduction --
_tPart I. Theoretical and Empirical Foundations --
_tCompliance and resistance under autocracy --
_tState- and nation-building in Iraq, 1973-1979 --
_tWar burden and coalitional politics, 1980-1991 --
_tPolitical implications of economic embargo, 1991-2003 --
_tPart II. Political behavior in Iraq, 1979−2003 --
_tCollaboration and resistance in Iraqi Kurdistan --
_tPolitical orientation and Ba'th party participation --
_tRumors as resistance --
_tReligion, identity, and contentious politics --
_tMilitary service, militias, and coup attempts --
_tConclusion --
_tBibliography --
_tIndex
506 0 _arestricted access
_uhttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
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520 _aA new account of modern Iraqi politics that overturns the conventional wisdom about its sectarian divisionsHow did Iraq become one of the most repressive dictatorships of the late twentieth century? The conventional wisdom about Iraq's modern political history is that the country was doomed by its diverse social fabric. But in State of Repression, Lisa Blaydes challenges this belief by showing that the country's breakdown was far from inevitable. At the same time, she offers a new way of understanding the behavior of other authoritarian regimes and their populations.Drawing on archival material captured from the headquarters of Saddam Hussein's ruling Ba'th Party in the wake of the 2003 US invasion, Blaydes illuminates the complexities of political life in Iraq, including why certain Iraqis chose to collaborate with the regime while others worked to undermine it. She demonstrates that, despite the Ba'thist regime's pretensions to political hegemony, its frequent reliance on collective punishment of various groups reinforced and cemented identity divisions. In addition, a series of costly external shocks to the economy--resulting from fluctuations in oil prices and Iraq's war with Iran-weakened the capacity of the regime to monitor, co-opt, coerce, and control factions of Iraqi society.In addition to calling into question the common story of modern Iraqi politics, State of Repression offers a new explanation of why and how dictators repress their people in ways that can inadvertently strengthen regime opponents.
530 _aIssued also in print.
538 _aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
546 _aIn English.
588 0 _aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 27. Sep 2021)
650 0 _aIrak.
650 0 _aPolitik.
650 7 _aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern.
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850 _aIT-RoAPU
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.23943/9781400890323?locatt=mode:legacy
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781400890323
856 4 2 _3Cover
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