Sanctioning Saddam: The Politics of Intervention in Iraq

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Éditeur : I.B.Tauris	Date & Lieu : 1999, London & New York
Préface :	Pages : 380
Traduction :	ISBN : 1 86064 473 2
Langue : Anglais	Format : 160x240mm
Code FIKP : Liv. Eng. Gra. San. N° 4472	Thème : Politique

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Sanctioning Saddam: The Politics of Intervention in Iraq

Sarah Graham-Brown

I .B .Tauris

Throughout the 1990s, Iraq has been the target not only of military attack but also of the most draconian and protracted economic embargo ever imposed by the international community. In the immediate aftermath of the 1991 Gulf war, the embargo was accompanied by an effort to provide aid to the Iraqi people and to protect them against human rights abuses by Saddam Hussein. This initiative seemed to break new ground in providing protection for civilians in a situation of conflict. Yet the outcome of the international community's efforts has fallen short of the promise. Why has there been such a large gap between the rhetoric and reality? How exactly have the combination of economic sanctions, international humanitarian aid and limited protection of civilians affected Iraq? And what lessons can be drawn from the experience?
This is the most carefully documented and comprehensive account to be published on the consequences of international intervention in Iraq during the 1990s. Sarah Graham-Brown's account follows the intricacies of international policy on Iraq during this time, discussing the background events of the 1970s and 1980s and culminating in the US and British air actions in early 1999. She examines not only the record of intervention but also the complicated political context that has shaped international policy and the Iraqi response to it.
The importance of the book - which will interest general readers, Middle East specialists and students of International Relations alike - lies in the author's explanation of issues which have made events seem so unpredictable.

Sarah Graham-Brown has written extensively on the Middle East and is the author of several books on the region, including the highly successful Images of Women: The Portrayal of Women in Photography in the Middle East 1860-1950 (1988). After three years of involvement with British aid agencies after the Gulf crisis, she has, since 1995, studied the situation in Iraq in depth.


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Sarah Graham-Brown Sanctioning Saddam The Politics of Intervention in Iraq I .B .Tauris I .B .Tauris Publishers Sanctioning Saddam The Politics of Intervention in Iraq Sarah Graham-Brown I.B.Tauris Publishers London - New York in association with MERIP Published in 1999 by I.B.Tauris & Co Ltd Victoria House, Bloomsbury Square, London WC1B 4DZ 175 Fifth Avenue, New York NY 10010 in association with Middle East Research and Information Project 1500 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 119, Washington DC 20005 In the United States and Canada distributed by St. Martins Press 175 Fifth Avenue, New York NY 10010 Copyright © Sarah Graham-Brown, 1999 The right of Sarah Graham-Brown to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted by the author in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations in a review, this book, or any part thereof, may not be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. ISBN 1 86064 473 2 A full CIP record for this book is available from the British Library A full CIP record for this book is available from the Library of Congress Library of Congress catalog card: available Typeset in Caslon by Dexter Haven, London Printed and bound in Great Britain by WBC Book Manufacturers, Bridgend