A brief history of Iraq
Fattah, Hala2009
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A Brief History of Iraq takes a concise but comprehensive look at the peoples and cultures of Iraq and the regional influences that shaped the destiny of the countrys many ethnicities, religions, sects, and national groups.
Main title:
A brief history of Iraq / Hala Fattah and Frank Caso
Author:
Imprint:
New York Facts On File 2009
Collation:
318 p. illustrations maps portraits
Contents:
Iraq, the First Society (Prehistory to 539 B.CE.) -- From the Persian Empire to the Sassanians (539 B.CE.-651 CE.) -- Iraq under the Umayyad Dynasty (651-750) -- Abbasid and Post-Abbasid Iraq (750-1258) -- Turkish Tribal Migrations and the Early Ottoman State (1256-1638) -- Imperial Administration, Local Rule, and Ottoman Recentralization (1638-1914) -- British Occupation and the Iraqi Monarchy (1914-1958) -- The Growth of the Republican Regimes and the Emergence of Baathist Iraq (1958-1979) -- The Rule of Saddam Hussein and the Difficult Legacy of the Mukhabarat State (1979-2003) -- The War in Iraq (2003-2008) -- Basic Facts about Iraq -- Chronology -- Bibliography -- Suggested Reading.
ISBN:
9780816077373 (pbk)
Dewey class:
956.7 IRA
Local class:
956.7
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
4575
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Nonfiction | 956.7 IRA | Available |