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The new Iraq : rebuilding the country for its people, the Middle East, and the world / Joseph Braude

By: Contributor(s): Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Series: EBSCOhost eBook CollectionPublisher: New York : Basic Books, c2003Description: xxii, 211 p : ill., map ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 058549200X
  • 9780585492001
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 956.7044
LOC classification:
  • DS79.5
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Contents:
Summary: The legacy of ancient Iraq -- The struggle for Islamic Iraq -- The soundtrack to modern Iraq -- The party's over : Saddam's privileged politicos and their future in Iraq -- State-building by the book : Islamic leadership in the new Iraq -- About face : reengineering the Iraqi army -- The wages of stability : stunted business and labor under sanctions and surveillance -- Iraq'n'roll : profit and gain in Iraq's globalization -- The editorial we : pluralism and Iraqi journalism -- Babylon take two : Iraqi cinema and entertainment -- Teachers and judges of truthSummary: Braude sheds light on a country unknown to Westerners after a decade of international isolation and shows how a viable Iraqi economy will help transform the Middle East. Confronting future challenges with optimism, Braude outlines the transition of Iraq's political system; the reconstitution of its worn-out military into an army of nation-building; the promotion of religious tolerance; new business opportunities, and the revitalization of its entertainment industry, media, education, and legal systems. Braude, who was born to an Iraqi-Jewish family, is a business consultant to governments and businesses on the Middle EastPPN: PPN: 086049925Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-1-NEL
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Boulder, Colo : NetLibrary, 2004. Online-Ressource. (E-Books von NetLibrary) |2004||||||||||

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