{"product_id":"the-other-iraq-9780804759922","title":"The Other Iraq","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChronicling the rise of the Iraqi public sphere from 1921 to 1958, \u003ci\u003eThe Other Iraq\u003c\/i\u003e reveals Iraqi intellectuals' democratic and pluralistic ideals, deconstructing the notion that Iraq has always been a totalitarian, artificial state, torn by sectarian violence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"...Bashkin's work is a fascinating and rich account and will become essential reading for all interested in Iraqi history .... Overall, this is a lucid, intelligent, and well-written book that will help shape the historiography of modern Iraq.\" -- Magnus T. Bernhardsson * Williams College, \u003ci\u003eTAARII Newsletter\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"An important and enlightening book.\" -- Esther Meir-Galicnstein * \u003ci\u003eIsraeli Sociology\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003ePluralism and Culture in Hashemite Iraq\u003c\/i\u003e est à la fois un approfondissement de sa contribution à l'histoire intellectuelle de l'Irak contemporain - son champ de recherche d'origine - et une incursion dans une histoire spécifique, celle des communautés juives du monde arabe, avant et après la création de l'Etat d'Israël.\" -- Leyla Dakhili * \u003ci\u003eLe Mouvement\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Other Iraq\u003c\/i\u003e opens up an entirely new perspective on the history of Iraq. No other study covers the variety and pluralism of intellectual history in a Middle Eastern society with such breadth and depth. It is a unique, unprecedented account of Iraqi writers' open-mindedness during a period when ideologies were still not fully formulated. It will usher in a change of paradigm.\" -- Peter Wien, University of Maryland * College Park *\u003cbr\u003e\"This unquestionably original study considers the output of a remarkably wide range of Iraqi intellectuals, assessing their views as part of an interactive intellectual community. With sharp, clear analysis, it makes several significant contributions to the study of Iraqi and Middle Eastern intellectual history.\" -- James Jankowski, University of Colorado * Boulder *\u003cbr\u003e\"A book written to explain an earlier era sometimes takes on a new and startling relevance in a later one.... Bashkin's book not only anticipates many of the troubles encountered in Iraq today, but it also supplies a vocabulary with which to talk about them and about the breach between political theory and political practice.\" -- \u003ci\u003eMiddle East Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e@fmct:Contents  Acknowledgments\txxx  Introduction: Hybrid Iraq\t1  Part 1\tAspects of Pluralism in the Iraqi Public Sphere\t000  1\tModest Hopes: Iraqi Intellectuals in the Early 1920s\t000  2\tProtecting Pluralism, 19311945\t000  3\tRenaissance and Revolution, 19451958\t000  Part 2\tNational Narratives\t000  4\tThe Production of Pan-Arabism(s): Narratives of Iraqi-Arab Nationalism\t000  5\tStrangers in our Midst: Iraq's Others\t000  6\tThe Rural Nation: Intellectuals, Tribesmen, and Peasants\t000  7\tEducating the Nation: Modes and Theories of Discipline\t000  Conclusion\t000  Appendix: Political Affiliation of Prominent Intellectuals\t000  Notes\t000  Bibliography\t000  Index\t000","brand":"Stanford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405576773975,"sku":"9780804759922","price":89.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780804759922.jpg?v=1730492890","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-other-iraq-9780804759922","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}