The modern history of Iraq

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The modern history of Iraq

Phebe Marr

Westview Press, c2004

2nd ed

  • : [hard]
  • : pbk.

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Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 353-367) and index

Contents of Works
  • The land and people of modern Iraq
  • The British mandate, 1920-1932
  • The erosion of the British legacy, 1932-1945
  • The end of the old regime, 1946-1958
  • The Qasim era, 1958-1963
  • The Arab nationalists in power, 1963-1968
  • The era of party rule, 1968-1979
  • The Saddam Husayn regime : the first decade, 1979-1989
  • The Gulf War and its consequences, 1990-1991
  • The Saddam Husain regime, 1991-2000
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Description

The second edition of a highly respected history of Iraq, which covers the period from the construction of the modern state in 1920 through today. Written for lay readers and students of the Middle East, The Modern History of Iraq places in historical perspective the multiple crises and upheavals that afflict contemporary Iraq. The book focuses on several important themes: the search for national identity in a multi-ethnic, multi-religious state; the struggle to achieve economic development and modernity in a traditional society; and the political dynamics that have led to the current dire situation in Iraq. While much remains opaque about contemporary Iraq because of its closed political system, Marr has used published sources in Arabic and English, personal interviews, and frequent visits to Iraq to produce a remarkably lucid and readable account of the emergence of contemporary Iraq and the forces that have shaped it.

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  • NCID
    BA64144467
  • ISBN
    • 0813382149
    • 0813336155
  • LCCN
    2003009967
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Boulder, Colo.
  • Pages/Volumes
    xxii, 392 p.
  • Size
    23 cm
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