The Modern History of Iraq
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Sprache:Englisch
91,99 €
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Produktdetails
Einband
Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum
14.03.2017
Verlag
Taylor & FrancisSeitenzahl
500
Maße (L/B/H)
22,9/15,2/2,6 cm
Gewicht
674 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-0-8133-5006-6
The comprehensive coverage of Iraq s economic and social history, as well as the political, will be welcomed by people interested in the Middle East, lay and specialist alike. Middle East Journal
This book aims to present a clear, readable one-volume account of the emergence of modern Iraq and the forces that shaped it. Marr accomplishes the formidable task with the best one-volume study of the subject in English.A very valuable, comprehensive, informative, balanced, objective study. Highly recommended. Choice
The Modern History of Iraq is a remarkably readable account of the emergence of contemporary Iraq, placing in historical perspective the crises and upheavals that continue to afflict the country. This text weaves together several important themes, including the search for a national identity, the struggle to achieve social and economic development, the changes in political dynamics, and the impact of foreign interventions, to provide readers with a holistic understanding of modern Iraq.
The fourth edition now includes two new chapters and an epilogue on the recent events and shifts in the country the US intervention and withdrawal, the stabilization and subsequent unraveling of the Maliki government, the effects of the Arab uprisings, and the rise of ISIS and their political, economic, and social consequences. Written by noted Iraq scholar Phebe Marr with new co-author Ibrahim al-Marashi, this text is essential reading for readers who seek to understand how and why Iraq has reached this point in the context of historical perspective.
Phebe Marr is a noted scholar and historian of the modern Middle East and a leading consultant and commentator on Iraqi politics. She currently serves on the editorial board of the Middle East Journal and on the Board of Directors of the Hollings Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue. She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Institute for International and Strategic Studies and the Middle East Institute. She has published numerous scholarly articles and chapters and has taught Middle Eastern history at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and California State University, Stanislaus.
Ibrahim Al-Marashi is Associate Professor of Middle East History at California State University San Marcos. He is the co-author of Iraq s Armed Forces: An Analytical History."
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