UID:
(DE-602)gbv_686605039
Format:
Online-Ressource (xix, 127 p)
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maps
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24 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
0313334145
Series Statement:
The Greenwood histories of the modern nations
Content:
Since the early 1990s, Iraq (and its former dictator, Saddam Hussein) has been a fixture in Western media. However, few American adults know or understand the rich cultural history or the political forces that have shaped modern Iraq. As the future of Iraq is now being written, a clear understanding of the country's history is crucial in our new global environment. Through ten narrative chapters, Hunt delves into the rich history of this land from the earliest settlements in Mesopotamia, the introduction of the Muslim faith, and the conquest of Baghdad by the Ottomans in 1534 to the institutio
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [119]-121) and index
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Contents; Series Foreword; Acknowledgments; Timeline of Historical Events; 1 The Land and People of Iraq; 2 The Cradle of Civilization; 3 Babylonia; 4 The Muslim Conquest; 5 The Ottoman Empire; 6 The British Occupation; 7 The Kingdom of Iraq and the Revolution of 1958; 8 A Decade of Revolutions and the Rise of Saddam; 9 A Decade of Wars: The Iran-Iraq War and Gulf War I; 10 Sanctions, Gulf War II, and Iraq Today; Notable People in the History of Iraq; Glossary; Bibliographic Essay; Index
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780313334146
Additional Edition:
Print version The History of Iraq
Language:
English
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