Iraq people, history, politics Stansfield, Gareth R. V. creator author. text bibliography mau 2016 Second edition. monographic eng print xviii, 327 pages : maps ; 22 cm Introduction : artificiality, identity, dictatorship and state-building -- Legacies of civilizations and empires -- State formation, monarchy and mandate, 1918-1932 -- Conceptualizing political mobilization in Iraq -- From authoritarian to totalitarian state, 1933-1979 -- Iraq at war, 1979-1989 -- The pariah state, 1989-2003 -- Regime change, 2003-2007 -- From the brink to the brink, 2007-2014 -- The Islamic State, the Kurdistan region and Shi'i Iraq -- Conclusion : the passing of thresholds and the emergence of three "states." Gareth Stansfield. Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-308) and index. a-iq--- Iraq Politics and government 1991-2003 Iraq Politics and government 2003- Politics and government Iraq Since 1991 fast DS79.7 .S73 2016 956.7044/3 9780745649290 (hardback) 0745649297 (hardback) 9780745649306 (pbk.) 0745649300 (pbk.) 2016002781 DLC 160122 20170926151546.0 in00003714903 eng