Kurdistan in Iraq : the evolution of a quasi-state

1. Verfasser: Rafaat, Aram, , [VerfasserIn]
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis, 2018.
Umfang/Format: 1 online resource.
Schriftenreihe: Routledge studies in Middle Eastern democratization and government 20
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Online Zugang: Online available
Inhaltsangabe:
  • Recognised and unrecognised quasi-states
  • The context of two quasi-states in Iraq
  • The two contradictory nationhood projects in Iraq
  • The monarchy-Kurds relations
  • The first unrecognised Kurdish quasi-state (1961-1975)
  • The case of negative patronage
  • The rise and fall of Kurdish insurgency (1976-1988)
  • Iraq's failure to govern Kurdistan (1975-1991)
  • The second unrecognised Kurdish quasi-state (1992-2003)
  • The third unrecognised Kurdish quasi-state (UKQ-III) after the 2003 invasion
  • Oil for external patronage and financial independence
  • Independence referendum and the case of negative patronage.