Getting out : historical perspectives on leaving Iraq /

In Getting Out, a diverse cast of noted scholars and journalists considers how the United States might leave Iraq by examining seven historical case studies on how to and how not to withdraw from occupied territory.

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Other Authors: Mills, Nicolaus, Walzer, Michael
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2009.
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Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:9780812205909
0812205901
0812242165
9780812242164
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction / Michael Walzer
  • No exit but victory : Britain and the American colonies / Stanley Weintraub
  • America and the Philippines : the graceful withdrawal / Stanley Karnow
  • India and Britain : the consequences of leaving too soon / Rajeev Bhargava
  • The surprising success : the United States and Korea / Fred Smoler
  • France and Algeria : claim victory and au revoir / Todd Shepard
  • Vietnam and the United States : the price of intransigence / Frances FitzGerald
  • The gates of Gaza and the limits of power : Israel and Gaza / Shlomo Avineri
  • 9/11 and the road to Iraq / Nicolaus Mills
  • The persistence of empire / David Bromwich
  • Departing responsibly / Brendan O'Leary
  • It isn't over / George Packer.