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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451624003321

Autore

Abdulghani J. M (Jasim Mohammad)

Titolo

Iraq and Iran : the years of crisis / / Jasim M. Abdulghani

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-280-67016-9

9786613647092

1-136-83427-3

0-203-83214-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (285 p.)

Collana

Routledge library editions: Iran

Disciplina

327.550567

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Iraq History

Iran History

Iran Foreign relations Iraq

Iraq Foreign relations Iran

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published in 1984.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliography and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Iraq and iran; Copyright; Contents; Abbreviations; Preface; 1.The historical legacy; 2.The Return to Power of the Iraqi Ba'th Party in 1968; 3. The Onset of Cold War and Confrontation (1969-1975); 4. Iraqi-Iranian Rivalry Over the Gulf(1968-1975); 5. The ShaH aI-Arab Boundary Dispute; 6. The Kurdish Question in Iraq; 7. Detente and Rapprochement: the Algiers Agreement, 1975; 8. Return to Cold War and Confrontation: the Iraq-Iran War; Conclusion; Appendix A: 1937 Irano-Iraqi Boundary Treaty; Appendix B: Algiers Declaration 6th March 1975

Appendix C: Treaty on International Boundaries and Good Neighbourliness Between Iraq and Iran Signed on June 13, 1975Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Behind the Iran-Iraq war rests a history of conflict stretching back to the Ottoman Turks and the Persians. This book examines the deep-seated and complex factors involved in the rivalry between these two nations. It focuses particularly on the period between 1969 and 1984, a



time that saw both the rise of the Ba'th party in Iraq and Khomeini's return to power in Iran. These changes did much to escalate tensions. The Ba'th party's ideological, socialist regime and its emphasis on political secular concerns stood in marked contrast to Iran under Khomeini and his efforts to spread an Islamic