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Iraq - or Irakboth: ēräkˈ, ĭrăkˈ, officially Republic of Iraq, republic (1996 est. pop. 21,422,300), 167,924 sq mi (434,924 sq km), SW Asia. Iraq is bordered on the south by Kuwait, the Persian Gulf, and Saudi Arabia; on the west by Jordan and Syria; on the north by Turkey; and on the east by Iran. Iraq formerly shared a neutral zone with Saudi Arabia


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    Iraq: From Sumer to Saddam » Read Now

    by Geoff Simons. 444 pgs.

    Collections: History, Entire Library
    ...PART II THE HISTORY OF IRAQ 111...provision following the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait...suffering on the Iraqi civilian population...hear about the long history of Iraq or its...
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    Iraq: Eastern Flank of the Arab World » Read Now

    by Christine Moss Helms. 215 pgs.

    Collections: History, Entire Library
    ...that have recurred throughout Iraqi history and exert a powerful influence...that have recurred throughout Iraqi history. Not only do they continue to...cities have...
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    Iraqi Kurdistan: Emergent Democracy » Read Now

    by Gareth R. V. Stansfield. 263 pgs.

    Collections: History, Entire Library
    In this groundbreaking study, Stansfield identifies the principal dynamics of Iraqi Kurdish politics and analyzes the record and potential of the "Kurdish democratic experiment."
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    Empire and Elites after the Muslim Conquest: The Transformation of Northern Mesopotamia » Read Now

    by Chase F. Robinson. 206 pgs.

    The study of early Islamic history has flourished in recent years. Chase Robinson's book takes full account of the latest research, interweaving history and historiography to interpret the political, social, and economic transformations in the Mesopotamian region after the Islamic conquests. Using...
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    Iraq: Sanctions and Beyond » Read Now

    by Anthony H. Cordesman, Ahmed S. Hashim. 400 pgs.

    Collections: History, Entire Library
    Cordesman provides a net assessment of the political, economic, energy, security (internal and external), and military trends in Iraq.
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    Iraq, 1900 to 1950: A Political, Social, and Economic History » Read Now

    by Stephen Hemsley Longrigg. 436 pgs.

    Collections: History, Entire Library
    ...country, will appear in this history; indeed much of the best that...dispatches, travellers tales, Iraqi political writings and a voluminous...past glories of Baghdad, its...
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    Area Handbook for Iraq (Chap. 3 "Historical Setting") » Read Now

    by Harvey H. Smith, William Giloane, Nancy W. Al-Any. 426 pgs.

    Collections: History, Entire Library
    ...in harmony with "the fatal course of history." The Kurdish Problem On March...times, involved perhaps 80 percent of the Iraqi armed forces. The fifteen-point...
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    The Fertile Crescent, 1800-1914: A Documentary Economic History » Read Now

    by Charles Issawi. 506 pgs.

    Collections: History, Entire Library
    This is the first comprehensive history and economic analysis of the Fertile Crescent during the 19th century, a region currently encompassing Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, and a small part of Turkey. Presenting 155 carefully selected documents--the majority drawn from British and French...
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    The Economy of Iraq: Oil, Wars, Destruction of Development and Prospects, 1950-2010 » Read Now

    by Abbas Alnasrawi. 186 pgs.

    Collections: History, Entire Library
    The economy of Iraq has fluctuated wildly since the 1950s. It has been affected by changes in government, by wars, and by general instability. This book analyzes a complex subject and is especially timely at this critical juncture in the history of Iraq, the Middle East, and international relations...
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    Soviet-Iraqi Relations, 1968-1988: In the Shadow of the Iraq-Iran Conflict » Read Now

    by Haim Shemesh. 278 pgs.

    Collections: History, Entire Library
    ...Soviet-Iraqi Relations, 1968-1988 Soviet-Iraqi Relations, 1968-1988 In the Shadow of the Iraq-Iran...Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Shemesh, Haim Soviet-Iraqi...
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    The Social Origins of the Iran-Iraq War » Read Now

    by W. Thom Workman. 172 pgs.

    Collections: History, Entire Library
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    The Jews of Iraq: 3000 Years of History and Culture » Read Now

    by Nissim Rejwan. 274 pgs.

    ...3000 Years of History and Culture Nissim...Nissim, two typical Iraqi Jews from Baghdad...three millennia of Iraqi Jewish history surveyed here are...general Jewish and of...
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