The occupation of Iraq : winning the war, losing the peace - Allawi, Ali A., 1947- (New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, 2007)
The great divides -- The rise of the opposition -- The build-up to w ar -- The invasion -- Occupation authorities -- A collapsed state : a r uined economy : a damaged society -- Deepening rifts in a brittle socie ty -- Dismantling the Ba'athist state -- The formation of the governing council and the rise of the insurgency -- The shadow of real power -- The enigma of Ayatollah Sistani -- A constitution in waiting -- The fir es of sectarian hatreds -- A Marshall Plan for Iraq? -- April 2004 : th e turning point -- The interim Iraqi government -- Arabs and Persians - - Showdown at the shrine -- To hold or abort an election -- Corruption and the Potemkin state -- Iraqi society on the eve of free elections -- The vote -- Negotiating a constitution -- Crises and the Jaafari gover nment -- Into uncharted waters.
Keywords: Iraq War, 2003-2011.; Iraq -- Politics and government -- 2003-