Bush in Babylon : the recolonisation of Iraq / Tariq Ali.
"Bush in Babylon is above all a history of Iraqi resistance against empires old and new. Imperial interventions in the past created a layer of collaborators who could only be removed via a revolution: but the tragedy of Iraq is also self-inflicted. The radical colonels, courageous communists an...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Verso,
2003.
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| Summary: | "Bush in Babylon is above all a history of Iraqi resistance against empires old and new. Imperial interventions in the past created a layer of collaborators who could only be removed via a revolution: but the tragedy of Iraq is also self-inflicted. The radical colonels, courageous communists and burnt-out Ba'athists failed to establish a stable and just democratic republic, thus enabling a return visit by imperialism."--BOOK JACKET. |
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| Item Description: | Maps on endpapers. |
| Physical Description: | x, 214 pages : illustrations, 2 maps ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1859845835 9781859845837 |