The Old Social Classes and the Revolutionary Movement in Iraq
by Hanna Batatu
Batatu was the great Iraqi historian – a man of perception and gigantic knowledge of the social, sectarian and ethnic background in Iraq
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“Previous studies on Iraq and the Arab/Islamic world and the global south took the traditional approach for granted by focusing on tribe, sect, ethnicity and religion. In contrast, Hanna Batatu’s book basically applies a Marxist-Weberian analysis, using Marxian and Weberian theoretical frameworks to try to understand the formation of social classes in Iraq and the power struggle over the state.” Read more...
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