The Making of Iraq, 1900-1963
Author | : Samira Haj |
Publisher | : SUNY Press |
Total Pages | : 232 |
Release | : 1997-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 0791432416 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780791432419 |
Rating | : 4/5 (16 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Making of Iraq, 1900-1963 written by Samira Haj and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Haj explains the pervasive violence of Iraq's political scene not by invoking ageless images of sectarian strife and irrational bloodlust but by showing that the violent political battles of the 1950s and 1960s were the result of fundamental changes in the system of ownership and agricultural production during the nineteenth century.