Arab Studies Quarterly (ASQ) articles from June 2006

Arab Studies Quarterly (ASQ) archives from June 2006

Production sharing agreements--mortgaging Iraq's oil wealth.
June 22, 2006... INTRODUCTION OIL IS IRAQ'S MOST IMPORTANT ASSET, and the powerhouse of its economy. Handled correctly, it will be the basis of the country's future development. But not only are Iraq's oil reserves huge in relation to the country's...

The accusations against the oil for food program: the Volcker reports.
June 22, 2006... THE SANCTIONS IMPOSED ON IRAQ FROM 1990 to 2003 were the most severe economic sanctions ever imposed in the name of international governance. Because Iraq was highly dependent on oil exports and highly dependent on imports, its economy was...

The 2005 Iraqi elections and law: a positivist tale.
June 22, 2006... INTRODUCTION IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL-POLITICAL circumstances the discourses of science and economics--based on experience, observation and perception--continue to dominate the production of truth. For politics and law this suggests the...

The "free" art of occupation: images for a "new" Iraq.
June 22, 2006... ART IS INDEXICAL OF SOCIETY. It is expressive and reflective of its culture. Visual production has a continuous dialectical relationship with culture. Within the spaces shaped by this dialogic, new identities are negotiated and contested...

Imperial democratization: Rhetoric and reality.
June 22, 2006... UNDER PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH, the United States proclaimed its commitment to making the world "democratic" and "free." Robert Jervis sees this emphasis on the domestic structures of states, along with a willingness to use such means as...

Tareq Y. Ismael and Jacqueline Ismael. The Iraqi Predicament: People in the Quagmire of Power Politics.
June 22, 2006... Tareq Y. Ismael and Jacqueline Ismael. The Iraqi Predicament: People in the Quagmire of Power Politics. London, UK: Pluto Press, 2004. 271 pages + index. Paper $23.95. Tareq Y. Ismael and William W. Haddad (Eds). Iraq: The Human Cost of...

Harbury, Jennifer K. Truth, Torture and the American Way: The History and Consequences of U.S. Involvement in Torture.(Book review)
June 22, 2006... Harbury, Jennifer K. Truth, Torture and the American Way: The History and Consequences of U.S. Involvement in Torture. Boston. Beacon Press. 2005. Paper $14.00. Harbury provides historical evidence of CIA's involvement in torture tactics...

Lynch, Marc. Voices of the New Arab Public: Iraq, Al-Jazeera and Middle East Politics Today.(Book review)
June 22, 2006... Lynch, Marc. Voices of the New Arab Public: Iraq, Al-Jazeera and Middle East Politics Today. New York, NY: Columbia University Press, 2006. Hardcover $24.00. The main undertaking of Lynch's book "Voices of the New Arab Public" is to...

Natali, Denise. The Kurds and the State: Evolving National Identity in Iraq, Turkey, and Iran.(Book review)
June 22, 2006... Natali, Denise. The Kurds and the State: Evolving National Identity in Iraq, Turkey, and Iran. Syracuse, NJ: Syracuse University Press, 2005. Hardcover $29.95. Natali's book is about the uneven evolution of Kurdish national identity...

O'leary, Brendan, John McGarry, and Khaled Salih. (Eds). The Future of Kurdistan in Iraq.(Book review)
June 22, 2006... O'leary, Brendan, John McGarry, and Khaled Salih. (Eds). The Future of Kurdistan in Iraq. Philadelphia, PN: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2005. Hardcover $45.00. Reengineering Iraq is built on illusions. All twelve authors agree that...

Books received 2005-2006.
June 22, 2006... ISLAM AND GENERAL SURVEYS Gerges, Fawaz A. The Far Enemy: Why Jihad Went Global. Cambridge University Press, 2005. Hardcover $27.00. Fattah, Moataz A. Democratic Values in the Muslim World. Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2006....