Charles Tripp (University of London Professor of Politics)

A History of Iraq

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

To understand Iraq, Charles Tripp's history is the book to read. The updated book includes the recent American invasion, the fall of Saddam Hussein and the subsequent descent into civil strife. Tripp argues that the history of Iraq throughout the twentieth century has shaped where it is today.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• 3. Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 386
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. August 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 634g
• ISBN-13: 9780521702478
• ISBN-10: 052170247X
• Artikelnr.: 22566281

Autorenporträt

Charles Tripp is Professor of Politics with reference to the Middle East at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. He is the General Editor of the Cambridge Middle East Studies Series and author of Islam and the Moral Economy: The Challenge of Capitalism (2006) and The Power and the People: Paths of Resistance in the Middle East (2013).

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction; 1. The Ottoman provinces of Baghdad, Basra and Mosul; 2. The British Mandate; 3. The Hashemite monarchy 1932-41; 4. The Hashemite monarchy 1941-58; 5. The republic 1958-68; 6. The Ba`th and the rule of Saddam Husain 1968-2003; 7. The American occupation and the parliamentary republic; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Further reading and research.