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From 1980 to 1988 Iran and Iraq fought the longest conventional war of the century. It included tragic slaughter of child soldiers, use of chemical weapons, striking of civilian shipping, and destruction of cities. Pierre Razoux offers an unflinching look at a conflict seared into the region’s collective memory but little understood in the West.

Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988. --- Geopolitics --- World politics --- Gulf War, 1980-1988 --- Iranian-Iraqi Conflict, 1980-1988 --- Iraq-Iran War, 1980-1988 --- Iraqi-Iranian Conflict, 1980-1988 --- Persian Gulf War, 1980-1988

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Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988 --- Regions & Countries - Asia & the Middle East --- History & Archaeology --- Middle East --- Gulf War, 1980-1988 --- Iranian-Iraqi Conflict, 1980-1988 --- Iraq-Iran War, 1980-1988 --- Iraqi-Iranian Conflict, 1980-1988 --- Persian Gulf War, 1980-1988

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Explores how writers, filmmakers and artists have attempted to reckon with the legacy of a devastating war The Iran-Iraq War was the longest conventional war of the 20th century. The memory of it may have faded in the wake of more recent wars in the region, but the harrowing facts remain: over one million soldiers and civilians dead, millions more permanently displaced and disabled, and an entire generation marked by prosthetic implants and teenage martyrdom. These same facts have been instrumentalized by agendas both foreign and domestic, but also aestheticized, defamiliarized, readdressed and reconciled by artists, writers, and filmmakers across an array of identities: linguistic (Arabic, Persian, Kurdish), religious (Shiite, Sunni, atheist), and political (Iranian, Iraqi, internationalist). Official discourses have unsurprisingly tried to dominate the process of production and distribution of war narratives. In doing so, they have ignored and silenced other voices. Centering on novels, films, memoirs, and poster art that gave aesthetic expression to the Iran-Iraq War, the essays gathered in this volume present multiple perspectives on the war’s most complex and underrepresented narratives. These scholars do not naively claim to represent an authenticity lacking in official discourses of the war, but rather, they call into question the notion of authenticity itself. Finding, deciding upon, and creating a language that can convey any sort of truth at all—collective, national, or private—is the major preoccupation of the texts and critiques in this diverse collection.

Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988 --- Gulf War, 1980-1988 --- Iranian-Iraqi Conflict, 1980-1988 --- Iraq-Iran War, 1980-1988 --- Iraqi-Iranian Conflict, 1980-1988 --- Persian Gulf War, 1980-1988 --- Literature and the war.

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"The recent conflicts of the Middle East can be traced directly to the Iran-Iraq War. Rob Johnson provides a sound and clear grasp of the major issues surrounding this war - an essential precursor to understanding the nature of both the Iraqi and Iranian regimes in the 1990s and their regional aspirations, and the ensuing Gulf Wars"--

International relations. Foreign policy --- Polemology --- anno 1980-1989 --- Iran --- Iraq --- 852 Internationale conflicten --- 855 oorlogsvoering --- Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988 --- Gulf War, 1980-1988 --- Iranian-Iraqi Conflict, 1980-1988 --- Iraq-Iran War, 1980-1988 --- Iraqi-Iranian Conflict, 1980-1988 --- Persian Gulf War, 1980-1988 --- Influence

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Why did the United States invade Iraq, setting off a chain of events that profoundly changed the Middle East and the US global position? The Regime Change Consensus offers a compelling look at how the United States pivoted from a policy of containment to regime change in Iraq after September 11, 2001. Starting with the Persian Gulf War, the book traces how a coalition of political actors argued with increasing success that the totalitarian nature of Saddam Hussein's regime and the untrustworthy behavior of the international coalition behind sanctions meant that containment was a doomed policy. By the end of the 1990s, a consensus belief emerged that only regime change and democratization could fully address the Iraqi threat. Through careful examination, Joseph Stieb expands our understanding of the origins of the Iraq War while also explaining why so many politicians and policymakers rejected containment after 9/11 and embraced regime change.

Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988. --- Iraq War, 2003-2011 --- Causes. --- United States --- Iraq --- Foreign relations --- Politics and government --- Gulf War, 1980-1988 --- Iranian-Iraqi Conflict, 1980-1988 --- Iraq-Iran War, 1980-1988 --- Iraqi-Iranian Conflict, 1980-1988 --- Persian Gulf War, 1980-1988