Book contents
- Assyrians in Modern Iraq
- Assyrians in Modern Iraq
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Note on Transliteration
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Assyrians and the Iraqi Communist Party
- 2 The Role of Assyrians and Communists in the Kurdish Uprising (1961–1975)
- 3 Between Reconciliation and Repression
- 4 Compliance, Negotiation, Resistance
- 5 The Reestablishment of the Assyrian Nationalist Political Movement (1970s–1980s)
- Conclusion
- Book part
- Select Bibliography
- Index
5 - The Reestablishment of the Assyrian Nationalist Political Movement (1970s–1980s)
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 January 2022
Book contents
- Assyrians in Modern Iraq
- Assyrians in Modern Iraq
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Note on Transliteration
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Assyrians and the Iraqi Communist Party
- 2 The Role of Assyrians and Communists in the Kurdish Uprising (1961–1975)
- 3 Between Reconciliation and Repression
- 4 Compliance, Negotiation, Resistance
- 5 The Reestablishment of the Assyrian Nationalist Political Movement (1970s–1980s)
- Conclusion
- Book part
- Select Bibliography
- Index
Summary
The 1975 Algiers Agreement between Iran and Iraq brought an end to Iranian support of the Kurdish opposition, marking a turning point in the Iraqi regime’s conciliatory policies toward the Assyrian community. Meanwhile, Saddam Hussein had risen to power within the Baʿth, gaining the presidency in June 1979. The Iran–Iraq War heightened the Baʿthification of society by the state. As a result, Assyrians began to experience the reversal of conciliatory policies towards their community, which led in turn to the reconstitution of the Assyrian nationalist movement as a whole.
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- Assyrians in Modern IraqNegotiating Political and Cultural Space, pp. 187 - 222Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022