| Description |
x, 310 p. : maps ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [291]-302) and index. |
| Contents |
Historical perspective of Iraq before 1941 -- Iraq during World War II -- Iraq after World War II : domestic economic crisis and sociopolitical tensions and the struggle for seniority in the inter-Arab arena -- The earthquake of the Iraqi Regime : the Wathba Crisis and Iraq's role in the 1948 War in Palestine -- The economic development of Iraq and the social processes of the 1950s -- The political conflict in Iraq between 1950 and 1954 : failed attempts at reform within the regime -- The monarchy in Iraq versus the radical revolutionary forces in the Arab world, 1954-1958 -- The 1958 Revolution and the Qasim Regime -- The seizure of power by the Ba`th and its overthrow in 1963 -- The rule of the `Arif Brothers, 1963-1968 : from Pan-Arab nationalism and socialist etatism to ideological confusion and the weakness of political forces -- The rise of Saddam Husayn's regime. |
| Subject |
Iraq -- History -- Hashemite Kingdom, 1921-1958.
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Iraq -- History -- 1958-1979.
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| ISBN |
0813027365 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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9780813027364 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| Standard No. |
NLGGC 263384632 |
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YDXCP 2097219 |
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