Nationalism, Sectarianism, and the Future of the U.S. Presence in Post-Saddam Iraq

by W. Andrew Terrill

The destruction of the Saddam Hussein regime in Iraq has opened the path to a new future for Iraqis, although it is not yet certain what direction that future will take. Iraq is a fragile political entity created in the aftermath of World War I through the involuntary union of ethnically and religiously diverse portions of the former Ottoman Empire. In the years following Iraq's creation, a nascent nationalism emerged, which successive leaders sought...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1410217477
• ISBN13: 9781410217479
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: University Press of the Pacific
• Length: 56 Pages
• Weight: 0.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"