The Scourging of Iraq describes the impact of the 1991 Gulf War and subsequent economic sanctions on the Iraqi people. Sanctions are considered in a historical, political and legal context, with particular attention to how the economic blockade may be seen as a criminal violation of UN resolutions and the UN Genocide Convention.
GEOFF SIMONS has written a wide range of successful books in various subject areas. His work has been translated into a dozen languages and many of his titles are on university reading lists. Now a freelance author, he was formerly Chief Editor and then Managing Editor in a major publishing company.
List of Tables List of Figures The Chronology of Genocide Preface to the Second Edition Preface to the First Edition Preface Acknowledgements Introduction The Legacy of War The Chronology of Sanctions Targeting the Powerless The Face of Genocide The New Holocaust Conclusion Appendices Notes Bibliography Index
'Geoff Simons has written a scholarly and passionate account of sanctions on Iraq that should alert people to one of the cruellest instruments of foreign policy that uses starvation of a people to bring pressure against a government over which they have no democratic control.' - Tony Benn, MP
