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- Title
The 1948 Wathba revisited: Comrade Fahd and the mass appeal of Iraqi communism.
- Authors
Thompson, Elizabeth F.
- Abstract
The 1948 Wathba protests in Iraq crystallized the communist party’s success in mobilizing ordinary citizens around democratic ideals, against the neo-feudal politics of the British-controlled monarchy. This mobilization bore fruit in the 1958 revolution, but is often overlooked by historians who focus on the failure of a communist revolution. The inclusive, cross-sectarian democratic movement is remembered, but not revived in post-Ba`thist Iraq today.
- Subjects
HISTORY of Iraq; COMMUNISTS; HUSSEIN, Saddam, 1937-2006; IRAQI politics &; government; COMMUNISM -- Social aspects; GOVERNMENT policy
- Publication
International Journal of Contemporary Iraqi Studies, 2018, Vol 12, Issue 2, p127
- ISSN
1751-2867
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1386/ijcis.12.2.127_1