[Mitworld] New: Zubaida, Dower, and Maier on the Politics of Reconstructing Iraq

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MIT WORLD - Newsletter - volume 4 | number 21 | April 6, 2005
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POLITICS AND SOCIETY IN IRAQ IN THE 20TH CENTURY

Sami Zubaida's overview of modern Iraq history provides perspective on
the current state of affairs in Iraq and prospects for the
post-election future.

Speaker:

Sami Zubaida:
	Emeritus Professor of Politics and Sociology,
		Birkbeck College, University of London
	Research Associate, London Middle East Institute

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COMPARATIVE INSIGHTS: MARSHALL PLAN, JAPAN, AND IRAQ

Dower and Maier put the issues facing Iraq in historical perspective,
comparing post- World War II Japan and Western Europe to today's Iraq.

Speakers:

John W. Dower:
	Professor of Japanese History, MIT Department of History
Charles S. Maier:**
	Leverett Saltonstall Professor of History, Harvard University

PLAY NOW: <http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/255/>


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