02675nam 22005774a 450 991081601730332120230617041424.01-322-35355-70-231-50700-3(CKB)1000000000445342(EBL)909168(OCoLC)818856851(SSID)ssj0000183701(PQKBManifestationID)11154319(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000183701(PQKBWorkID)10194730(PQKB)11171468(MiAaPQ)EBC909168(Au-PeEL)EBL909168(CaPaEBR)ebr10183507(CaONFJC)MIL666637(EXLCZ)99100000000044534220031208d2004 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrIraq between the two world wars the militarist origins of tyranny /Reeva Spector SimonUpdated ed.New York Columbia University Pressc20041 online resource (257 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-231-13215-8 0-231-13214-X Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-230) and index.[ CONTENTS ]; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; I. The Creation of a State; II. The Officers, Germany, and Nationalism; III. The Officers in Iraq; IV. Education; V. The Army; VI. The Rashid 'Ali Coup; VII. Conclusion: Ideological Prelude to Tyranny; Appendixes; I. The Hashimites; II. Iraqi Cabinets 1921-1941; III. Biographical Sketches; Notes; Bibliography; IndexWhy did a group from the Iraqi army seize control of the government and wage a disastrous war against Great Britain, rejecting British and liberal values for those of a militaristic Germany? What impact did these actions have on the thirty-year regime of Saddam Hussein?Departing from previous studies explaining modern Iraqi history in terms of class theory, Reeva Simon shows that cultural and ideological factors played an equal, if not more important, role in shaping events. In 1921 the British created Iraq, and an entourage of ex-Ottoman army officers, the Sharifians, became the new ruling elNationalismIraqHistoryIraqHistoryHashemite Kingdom, 1921-1958IraqArmed ForcesPolitical activityNationalismHistory.956.704Simon Reeva S826126MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910816017303321Iraq between the two world wars3982908UNINA