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Lisa Blaydes, Samuel Helfont - Ba'thist Iraq Through Archives, Inbunden

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Ba'thist Iraq Through Archives

Reflections, Explorations, and Opportunities

Av Lisa Blaydes, Samuel Helfont

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The opening of Iraq's Ba'th Party archives revolutionized the study of Iraqi politics and history, offering scholars unprecedented access to the inner workings of one of the world's most impenetrable autocracies. This volume brings together leading scholars to take stock of what we have learned from over a decade of research using the Ba'thist archives, contributing to a new understanding of Iraq's history, with wider implications for understanding authoritarianism in general.The contributors show how research in these unique archives challenges previous assumptions about Ba'thist Iraq and the workings of authoritarian regimes. Their chapters provide fresh insights into how Saddam Hussein's regime functioned both at the elite level and through everyday bureaucratic practices, shedding light on state power, social relations, and international politics of the Middle East. The volume also critically reflects on the ethical questions posed by the archives, including their origins, the impact of their removal from Iraq, and access barriers for local scholars. Rich in empirical detail yet framed by cutting-edge theoretical questions, this book demonstrates how the Iraqi archives have reshaped debates about authoritarianism, governance, repression, and state-society relations well beyond the Iraqi case.
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Lisa Blaydes is Professor of Political Science and Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University. Most recently, she is the author of State of Repression: Iraq under Saddam Hussein (2018). Samuel Helfont is Associate Professor of Strategy and Policy in the Naval War College Program at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California. He is the author of Iraq against the World: Saddam, America, and the Post-Cold War Order (2023).

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"Ba'thist Iraq Through Archives demonstrates the impressive range and depth of research produced by scholars who have worked with captured Iraqi archives since 2003, enabling fundamentally new insights into the operation of authoritarian Arab states, without shying away from the practical and ethical issues raised by their provenance."—Marc Lynch, author of The Arab Uprising: The Unfinished Revolutions of the New Middle East "This volume, based on Iraq's Ba'thist archives, offers critical insights into authoritarian power and showcases new scholars' nuanced approaches that enrich the critical interpretation of these records."—Dina Khoury, author of Iraq in Wartime: Soldiering, Martyrdom and Remembrance

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