Iraq
From Sumer to Saddam
Geoff L. Simons(Author)
Palgrave Macmillan (Publisher)
Published in December 1993
Book
Hardback
406 pages
978-0-333-59377-6 (ISBN)
Description
'Geoff Simons tells the Iraq story with scholarship, clarity and great moral force' Tony Benn, MP This book presents a broad history of Iraq, from the earliest times to the present, with particular attention to the emergence of modern Iraq in the twentieth century, the power struggles that led to the rise of Saddam Hussein, and such recent events as the Iran-Iraq war, the 1990-91 Gulf crisis, and the continuing depiction of Iraq as a 'pariah' nation. Detailed information is included, much of it unsympathetic to western propaganda, to encourage a deeper understanding and a deeper ethical perception of the 'Iraq Question'.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Basingstoke
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
tables, references, bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
Weight
629 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-59377-6 (9780333593776)
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Geoff Simons
Iraq: From Sumer To Saddam
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11/1993
Palgrave Macmillan
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Content
Part 1 Iraq in the new world order: after the 1991 Gulf War. Part 2 The history of Iraq: the ancient crucible; the Arabs, Islam and the Caliphate; Seljuks, Mongols and Ottomans; the Western impact; from monarchy to republic; into the era of Saddam. Part 3 Towards the new world order: war with the West.