Iraq

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ISBN: 9781615303045 | 1615303049
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 1/15/2011

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Venerated as the cradle of civilization since the days of ancient Mesopotamia, Iraq served as an intellectual and cultural center in the Arab world for much of its history. Unwilling to let the turbulence of the 20th and 21st centuries eclipse their rich culture and society, the Iraqi people endeavor to secure a hopeful, prosperous future for their country. This thoughtful volume chronicles the major events in Iraqi history and the traditions, customs, and ideas that have shaped its trajectory since the Arab conquests.

Introduction	p. x
Land	p. 1
Relief	p. 2
Fertile Crescent	p. 2
Alluvial Plains	p. 3
Al-Jazirah	p. 3
Deserts	p. 5
The Northeast	p. 5
Drainage	p. 6
Diyala River	p. 7
Soils	p. 8
Climate	p. 9
Shamal	p. 11
Plant and Animal Life	p. 11
People	p. 14
Arabs	p. 15
Kurds	p. 15
Languages	p. 17
Religion	p. 17
Shi'ites	p. 18
Karbala'	p. 19
Sunnis	p. 20
Hanafiyyab	p. 20
Religious Minorities	p. 21
Settlement Patterns	p. 21
Rural Settlement	p. 21
Urban Settlement	p. 23
Al-Basrah	p. 26
Demographic Trends	p. 28
Economy	p. 32
Economic Development	p. 33
State Control	p. 34
Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing	p. 35
Resources and Power	p. 37
Petroleum and Natural Gas	p. 38
Oil Pipelines	p. 39
Other Minerals and Energy	p. 40
Manufacturing	p. 41
Finance	p. 43
Trade	p. 45
Services	p. 45
Labour and Taxation	p. 46
Transportation and Telecommunications	p. 47
Government and Society	p. 50
Ba'th Party	p. 52
Local Government	p. 53
Justice	p. 54
Political Process	p. 54
Security	p. 55
Health and Welfare	p. 57
Housing	p. 59
Education	p. 60
Cultural Life	p. 62
Daily Life and Social Customs	p. 62
The Arts	p. 64
'Abd al-Wahhab al-Bayati	p. 66
Cultural Institutions	p. 66
National Museum of Iraq	p. 67
Sports and Recreation	p. 68
Media and Publishing	p. 70
History	p. 71
Iraq from c. 600 to 1055	p. 71
The Arab Conquest and the Early Islamic Period	p. 74
Battle of Karbala'	p. 76
The 'Abbasid Caliphate	p. 77
The Buyid Period (932-1062)	p. 85
Iraq from 1055 to 1534	p. 89
The Seljuqs (1055-1152)	p. 90
The Later 'Abbasids (1152-1258)	p. 92
The Mongol Il-Khans (1258-1335)	p. 94
Il-Khanid Successors (1335-1410)	p. 97
The Turkmen (1410-1508)	p. 98
Kara Koyunlu	p. 99
The Safavids (1508-34)	p. 100
Ottoman Iraq (1534-1918)	p. 101
The 16th-Century Conquest of Iraq and the Regime Imposed by Süleyman I	p. 102
The Local Despotisms in the 17th Century	p. 104
The 18th-Century Mamluk Regime	p. 105
British East India Company	p. 108
The Fall of the Mamluks and the Consolidation of British Interests	p. 110
Mid-19th-Century Ottoman Reforms	p. 111
The Governorship of Midhat Pasa	p. 113
The End of Ottoman Rule	p. 116
Armistice of Mudros	p. 118
Iraq Until the 1958 Revolution	p. 118
British Occupation and the Mandatory Regime	p. 118
Independence, 1932-39	p. 124
World War II and British Intervention, 1939-45	p. 127
Nuri al-Sa'id	p. 129
Postwar Reconstruction and Social Upheavals, 1945-58	p. 131
The Republic of Iraq	p. 136
The 1958 Revolution and Its Aftermath	p. 137
'Abd al-Karim Qasim	p. 139
The Revolution of 1968	p. 144
Iraq Under Saddam Hussein	p. 155
Nuri al-Maliki	p. 178
Conclusion	p. 180
Glossary	p. 182
Bibliography	p. 184
Index	p. 187
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