The rise and fall of the Communist Party of Iraq /

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This comprehensive work examines the complex transformation of the Iraqi Communist Party from vanguard actor under Iraq's conservative monarchy to rearguard lackey under US occupation. Born in the interlude between two world wars, the Communist Party of Iraq was fostered by Iraq's embryoni...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Ismael, Tareq Y.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge : New York : Cambridge University Press, ©2008.
Subjects:
Ḥizb al-Shuyūʻī al-ʻIrāqī > History.
Ḥizb al-Shuyūʻī al-ʻIrāqī.
1900-1999
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Political Parties.
Politics and government
Iraq > Politics and government > 20th century.
Irak > Politique et gouvernement > 20e siècle.
Iraq.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The Communist Party of Iraq : origins and foundations
  • Ascent of the ICP in Iraqi politics
  • Party rift : the emergence of the Central Leadership
  • Alliance with the Baʻth
  • The rebirth of Central Leadership in the 1970s
  • Crisis : disintegration or renewal?
  • Conclusion : from vanguard activism to rearguard opportunism.

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