Why did the invasion of Iraq result in the destruction of culture and murder of intellectuals? Convention sees accidents of war and poor planning in a campaign to liberate Iraqis. The authors argue instead that the invasion aimed to dismantle the Iraqi state to remake it as a client regime.
Post-invasion chaos created conditions under which the cultural foundations of the state could be undermined. The authors painstakingly document the consequences of the occupiers’ wilful inac...
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Dedication
Preface
Part I: Formulating and Executing the Policy of Cultural Cleansing
1. Introduction by Raymond W. Baker, Shereen T. Ismael and Tareq Y. Ismael
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Tareq Y. Ismael is Professor of Political Science at the University of Calgary, Canada and President of the International Centre for Contemporary Middle East Stud...