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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790231503321

Titolo

The Iran-Iraq War : an historical, economic and political analysis / / edited by M.S. El Azhary

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-136-84175-X

1-280-68793-2

1-136-84176-8

9786613664877

0-203-83322-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (155 p.)

Collana

Routledge library editions: Iran ; ; 2

Altri autori (Persone)

El AzharyM. S

Disciplina

955.05/4

955.054

955.0542

Soggetti

Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988

Middle East Politics and government 1945- Congresses

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published in 1984 by Croom Helm.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographies and index.

Nota di contenuto

THE IRAN-IRAQ WARAn Historical, Economic and Political Analysis; Copyright; THE IRAN IRAQ WARAn Historical, Economic and Political Analysis; Copyright; Contents; Lists of Tables and Maps; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. The Historical Antecedents of the Shatt al-Arab Dispute; 3. Arab Sovereignty over the Shatt al-Arab during the Ka'bide Period; 4. Oil and the Iran-Iraq War; 5. Economic and Political Implications of the War: the Economic Consequences for the Participants; 6. Development Strategy in Iraq and the War Effort: the Dynamics of Challenge

7. The Attitudes of the Arab Governments towards the Gulf War8. The Attidues of the Superpowers towards the Gulf War; 9. Regional and Worldwide Implications of the Gulf War; 10. The Prospects for Peace Glen Balfour-Paul; Notes on Contributors; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The Iran-Iraq war broke out in September 1980. It brought death and suffering to hundreds of thousands of people on both sides and devastated the economies of both countries. It also increased



international tensions by precipitating new alliances and rearrangement of forces in the already turbulent Middle East. The focus of this book is on the historical, economic and political dimensions of the war between Iraq and Iran. It examines many aspects of what proved to be a very complex conflict; including its long history, its present economic and political setting, the different responses to t