Edition |
[Enhanced Credo edition] |
Description |
1 online resource (23 entries) : 52 images ; digital files. |
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Series |
Brief history |
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Brief history.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
Contents |
List of illustrations -- List of maps -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Iraq, the first society (prehistory to 539 BCE) -- 2. >From the Persian Empire to the Sassanians (539 BCE-651 CE) -- 3. Iraq under the Umayyad dynasty (651-750) -- 4. Abbasid and post-Abbasid dynasty (750-1258) -- 5. Turkish tribal migrations and the early Ottoman state (1256-1638) -- 6. Imperial administration, local rule, and Ottoman recentralization (1638-1914) -- 7. British occupation and the Iraqi monarchy (1914-1958) -- 8. Growth of the republican regimes and the emergence of Baathist Iraq (1958-1979) -- 9. Rule of Saddam Hussein and the difficult legacy of the Mukhabarat state (1979-2003) -- 10. War in Iraq (2003-2008) -- Postscript -- Appendixes: 1. Basic facts about Iraq; 2. Chronology; 3. Bibliography; 4. Suggested reading; Index. |
Access |
Access restricted to authorized users and institutions. |
Summary |
Covering 6,000 years of history--from the ancient Mesopotamian civilizations to the fall of Saddam Hussein and the current war in Iraq. A Brief History of Iraq is a comprehensive look at the changing landscape of this interesting country. |
System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
Note |
Description based on title page of print version. |
Subject |
Iraq -- History.
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Iraq -- Civilization.
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Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Added Author |
Caso, Frank, author.
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Credo Reference (Firm), distributor.
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Other Form: |
Print version: 0816057672 9780816057672 (DLC) 2008008451 xvii, 318 pages : illustrations, maps |
ISBN |
9781787852785 electronic version |
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9780816057672 print |
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0816057672 print |
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