{"product_id":"patriotic-ayatollahs-nationalism-in-post-saddam-iraq-hardback-9781501715211","title":"Patriotic Ayatollahs; Nationalism in Post-Saddam Iraq (Hardback) 9781501715211","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePatriotic Ayatollahs\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eNationalism in Post-Saddam Iraq\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCaroleen Marji Sayej (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781501715211\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 April 2018\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e240 pages, 1 map - 1 Maps\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.4 cm, 0.907 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author provides a descriptive picture of Shi'ite Islam and superb characterization of the post-2003 political situation in Iraq. This deeply sourced narrative is a comprehensive, comparative political study of the internal political dynamics in Iraq and to a lesser extent the influence from neighboring Iran. This is a clear contribution to an understanding of contemporary politics in Iraq.\u003c\/p\u003e (Choice) \u003cp\u003eSayej meticulously chronicles Sistani's influence in [Iraq] and his steady transformation from an unseasoned politician to a figure with a deep understanding of institutions.... Well-researched and persuasively argued.\u003c\/p\u003e (LSE's Middle East Centre Blog) \u003cp\u003eCaroleen Marji Sayej has provided a timely analysis of the political role of Iraq's Shi'i clerics in post-Ba'thist Iraq... Sayej successfully challenges the oft-invoked binary descriptions of secular versus religious in Middle Eastern politics.\u003c\/p\u003e (MIDDLE EAST JOURNAL)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePatriotic Ayatollahs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e explores the contributions of senior clerics in state and nation-building after the 2003 Iraq war.\u003c\/b\u003e Caroleen Sayej suggests that the four so-called Grand Ayatollahs, the highest-ranking clerics of Iraqi Shiism, took on a new and unexpected political role after the fall of Saddam Hussein.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrawing on previously unexamined Arabic-language fatwas, speeches, and communiqués of Iraq's four grand ayatollahs, this book analyzes how their new pronouncements and narratives shaped public debates after 2003. Sayej argues that, contrary to standard narratives about religious actors, the Grand Ayatollahs were among the most progressive voices in the new Iraqi nation. She traces the transformative position of Ayatollah Sistani as the \"guardian of democracy\" after 2003. Sistani was, in particular, instrumental in derailing American plans that would have excluded Iraqis from the state-building process—a remarkable story in which an octogenarian cleric takes on the United States over the meaning of democracy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePatriotic Ayatollahs\u003c\/i\u003e' counter-conventional argument about the ayatollahs' vision of a nonsectarian nation is neatly realized. Through her deep knowledge and long-term engagement with Iraqi politics, Sayej advances our understanding of how the post-Saddam Iraqi nation was built.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52702540398872,"sku":"9781501715211","price":33.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/patriotic-ayatollahs-nationalism-in-post-saddam-iraq-hardback-9781501715211","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}