Nicolas Pelham explores how America’s overthrow of the Baath party in Iraq; and the failures of Washington’s post-invasion regime spawned a Shiite revolution in the heartland of the Arab world. Through first-hand accounts beginning with Saddam’s rule to the post-Bremer period; he traces the turning of the tables from a Sunni to Shia-led state. Pelham recounts how Shia clerics led the largest protest the region had seen since the Iranian Revolution to topple Paul Bremer; America’s head of the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq. As Washington struggled to control the situation; Pelham reveals how the Ayatollahs' drive for elections won power for their acolytes to draft the constitution for a utopian Shia state.
#2149533 in Books Watkins Publishing Limited 2002-06-25Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.20 x 1.15 x 6.04l; #File Name: 1842930354240 pages
Review
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Not what I expected - betterBy Ina AndersonThis is not a typical rehash of grail ledgends but an insightful collection of essays showing not only the possible origins of the ledgends but often; delving into the esoteric meanings of the stories. Not a quick and easy "foo foo" book. This one is filled with "meat".
