Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. INTRODUCTION 1
4. CHAPTER ONE. A LEGACY OF OPPRESSION AND VIOLENCE 17
5. CHAPTER TWO. ON THE ORIGINS OF IRAQ’S NEW POLITICAL ELITES 39
6. CHAPTER THREE. CREATING A NEW POLITICAL ORDER 75
7. CHAPTER FOUR. A COUNTRY BACK FROM THE DEAD 103
8. CHAPTER FIVE. DEFECTIVE POLITICS 125
9. CHAPTER SIX. A COUNTRY LEFT TO LANGUISH 161
10. CHAPTER SEVEN. THE RAVAGES OF CORRUPTION: THE SECOND INSURGENCY 189
11. CHAPTER EIGHT. THE THIRD INSURGENCY: ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTER 219
12. CHAPTER NINE. WHAT IS TO BE DONE? 243
13. ENDNOTES 257
14. BIBLIOGRAPHY 281
15. Index 289