{"product_id":"9781403971449","title":"Future of Iraq: Dictatorship, Democracy or Division?","description":"\u003cp\u003eReordering Iraq is the lynchpin of America's successful involvement in the Middle East. The challenge may be impossible. \u003ci\u003eThe Future of Iraq\u003c\/i\u003e provides a primer on the history and political dynamics of this pivotal state divided by ethnic, religious, and political antagonisms, and provocatively argues that the least discussed future of Iraq might be the best: Managed partition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnderson and Stansfield incisively analyze the dilemmas of American policy. They suggest that even a significant American presence will not stabilize Iraq because it is an artificial state and its people have never shared a common identity. In addition the legacy of tyrannical rule and the primacy of political violence is eroded social bonds and entrenched tribal allegiances, fallow ground for democracy. They provide the basic information and the provocative analysis crucial to informed debate and decision.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47014567280880,"sku":"9781403971449","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781403971449_p0.jpg?v=1763769735","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781403971449","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}