
Tribes and the State in Libya and Iraq
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Based on interviews with tribal sheikhs, tribal representatives and other stakeholders, Alison Pargeter traces the role of the tribe in Libya and Iraq from the revolutionary nationalist period into the fraught transitions that followed. She reveals how tribes have succeeded in developing a presence in national and local political structures; how they have engaged and bargained with major powerbrokers; and how they have become important security providers in their own right. Contrary to modernist approaches seeking to write the obituary of the tribe, this book shows how tribes have not only survived in Libya and Iraq, but remain a key component of the state in both countries.
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'This ambitious, compelling and comprehensive examination of the tribes of Libya and Iraq, by one of the most impressive scholars in Middle East Studies today, will almost certainly become the "classic" treatment of the subject.' -- Ronald Bruce St John, author of 'Historical Dictionary of Libya' 'Readable and thought-provoking. Pargeter has given us a thorough, perceptive, evidence-based analysis. Nothing is off-limits in this full-throated argument for why and when tribes matter, in strong states and weak ones, and in urban as well as rural settings.' -- Michael Knights, Jill and Jay Bernstein Fellow, The Washington Institute, and author of '25 Days to Aden: The Unknown Story of Arabian Elite Forces' 'An impressive analysis, unique in its intellectual scope and certainly one of the best available for understanding tribal-state relations in the contemporary Middle East.' -- Uzi Rabi, Director of the Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies, Tel Aviv University, and editor of 'Tribes and States in a Changing Middle East' 'Moving beyond often caricatured narratives, this excellent book explores how tribes in Libya and Iraq operate in all of their complexity, as "multifaceted" bodies that play enduring roles in the negotiation of power in their respective states. Essential reading.' -- Tim Eaton, Senior Research Fellow, Middle East and North Africa Programme, Chatham House 'An important and deeply researched contribution to the continuing debate over the role of tribes in Libya, past, present and future.' -- Mary Fitzgerald, Middle East InstituteAll prices
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- Intro
- Half Title
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Section I Libya
- 1. From Palace to Revolution: Tribes and the Coming to Power of the Nationalist State
- 2. Tribes and Qadhafi's Revolutionary Toolbox: From Khout Al-Jed to Social Control
- 3. Tribes, Revolution and Revenge
- 4. Tribes and the Post-2014 Order
- Section II Iraq
- 5. Tribes and the Iraqi Republic
- 6. Tribes and the Ba'athist State
- 7. Tribes, Occupation and Shi'ite Iraq
- 8. Tribes and Mobilisation: Politics, Power and Protests
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Back Cover
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