Book
Iraq
Record details
- ISBN: 0737716614 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 0737716606 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)
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Physical Description:
240 pages : maps ; 23 cm.
print - Publisher: San Diego : Greenhaven Press, [2004]
- Copyright: ©2004
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 224-226) and index. Includes bibliographical references (p. 116-122) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Mesopotamia: Civilization's breeding ground: Roots of civilized societies / Geoff Simons -- Early culture of Mesopotamia / Seton Lloyd -- Ishtar gate: Example of Babylonian magnificence / Robert Koldewey -- Infusions of foreign powers / Georges Roux -- Baghdad Caliphate: Global power center : Rise of Islam and Arab conquests / Walter M. Weiss -- Hustling, bustling Baghdad / Gaston Wiet -- New era of foreign domination / Rom Landau -- Aftermath of recurrent conquests / Marco Polo -- Provinces and protectorate: Iraq under the Ottomans and British: Ottoman takeover / Geoff Simons -- Political and social roots of modern Iraq / Charles Tripp -- Turbulence in the early twentieth century / Phebe Marr -- Emergence of modern independent Iraq: National transition to independence under King Faisal / Majid Khadduri -- Internal opposition and factionalism in postindependent Iraq / Stephen Hemsley Longrigg and Frank Stoakes -- Pan-Arabism: Decisive force in Iraq's destiny / Michel Aflaq -- From monarchy to anarchy / Sandra Mackey -- Reign of Saddam Hussein: Making of Hussein's persona and character / Efraim Karsh and Inari Rautsi -- Ruthless rule yields social progress / Samir al-Khalil -- Iran-Iraq war / Sandra Mackey -- War over Kuwait / George H.W. Bush -- Hussein's quest for nuclear weapons / Khidhir Hamza with Jeff Stein -- U.S. war on Iraq and its aftermath: Iraq poses a threat to world peace / George W. Bush -- Opposing military intervention / Brent Scowcroft -- Iraq stands firm against world opinion / Saddam Hussein, interviewed by Tony Benn -- Achieving lasting stability in Iraq / Niall Ferguson. |
| Citation/References Note: | School Library Journal, February 2006 |
| Target Audience Note: | Young Adult Follett Library Resources |
| Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader UG 11.7 15 15 81460 |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Mahanoy City Public Library | 956.704 S (Text)
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35029000484251 | MACM Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Tyrone-Snyder Public Library | 956.7 Iraq (Text) | 1OTYR000324959 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
