| ID | 164918 |
| Title Proper | fate of the Assyrian minority in early independent Iraq |
| Other Title Information | a test case of political violence based on rational primordialism |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Bligh, Alexander ; Hitman, Gadi |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Analyzing ethno-national conflicts is usually not easy in that not all quantitative scientific tools are useful to the student of a conflict based on primordial elements. The burden of studying the outcome of a conflict is all the more complex given that the two conflicting groups might be at two different stages of their political development at any given time during the course of the conflict. In the case of the fate of the [Eastern Christian] Assyrian community in early independent Iraq, the political rationale for decisions taken by each party was drawn from different sociological, historical and political realms. Decisions in times of conflict and their political and historical ramifications are not always rational, since they draw upon primordial/communal considerations rather than the accurate reading of the overall true strategic scene. |
| `In' analytical Note | Middle Eastern Studies Vol. 55, No.3; May 2019: p.419-432 |
| Journal Source | Middle Eastern Studies Vol: 55 No 3 |
| Key Words | Nationalism ; Minorities ; Ethnic Relations ; Iraq ; Diplomatic History |