The history of Iraq /
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...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Westport, Conn. :
Greenwood Press,
2005
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| Series: | Greenwood histories of the modern nations.
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xix, 127 pages) : maps |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-121) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0313061297 9780313061295 |
| ISSN: | 1096-2905 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
