Iraq between the two world wars : the militarist origins of tyranny / / Reeva Spector Simon

• Autore: Simon Reeva S
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Columbia University Press, c2004
• Edizione: Updated ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (257 p.)
• Disciplina: 956.704
• Soggetto topico: Nationalism - Iraq - History
• Soggetto geografico: Iraq History Hashemite Kingdom, 1921-1958; Iraq Armed Forces Political activity
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-230) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: [ 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; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Why 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 el
• Titolo autorizzato: Iraq between the two world wars
• ISBN: 1-322-35355-7; 0-231-50700-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910816017303321
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