| Description |
xi, 163 pages ; 25 cm |
| Series |
Durham modern Middle East and Islamic world series ; 27 |
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Durham modern Middle East and Islamic world series ; 27
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| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: 1.Democracy promotion: an unfortunate legacy / Benjamin Macqueen -- 2.̀Democratisation', religious extremism, fragile states, and insurgencies: Bush's legacies to Obama and the challenges ahead / Juan Cole -- 3.The ̀Americanization' of democratic theory: some lessons from Iraq and Afghanistan / William Maley -- 4.Political reconstruction, democracy and power-sharing in Afghanistan and Iraq / Benjamin Macqueen -- 5.Winning hearts and minds: US promotion of a democratic Islam / James Piscatori -- 6.Energy security and democracy promotion in the Middle East: a Bush-Obama continuum? / Leanne Piggott -- 7.Iraq: elite fragmentation, Islam and democracy / Amin Saikal -- 8.Mugged by reality: democracy promotion and Egyptian political reform during the Bush era, and the options for President Obama / Robert Bowker -- 9.Good governance and air strikes: America's awkward toolkit in Yemen / Sarah Philips |
| Summary |
The US invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq were packaged as democracy promotion, as heralding the beginning of a new phase in the politics of the Middle East when democracy would replace authoritarian regimes. Many of these authoritarian regimes, however, were sustained by US support |
| Analysis |
Australian |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Democratization -- Government policy -- United States.
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| SUBJECT |
Middle East -- Foreign relations -- United States.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh89002448
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United States -- Foreign relations -- Middle East.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh89002449
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| Author |
Akbarzadeh, Shahram.
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| LC no. |
2012025904 |
| ISBN |
0203074912 (ebook) |
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9780203074916 (ebook) |
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041552055X (hardback) |
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9780415520553 (hardback) |
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