The Creation of Iraq, 1914-1921 [[electronic resource]]

• Autore: Simon Reeva Spector
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Columbia University Press, 2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (294 p.)
• Disciplina: 956.703
• Soggetto topico: Great Britain - Relations - Iraq; Iraq - History - 1534-1921; Iraq - History - Revolt, 1920
• Altri autori: TejirianEleanor H
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Half title; The Sykes-Picot Agreement; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Maps; Foreword; Introduction: Reeva Spector Simon and Eleanor H. Tejirian; 1. The View from Basra: Southern Iraq's Reaction to War and Occupation, 1915-1925; 2. The View from Baghdad; 3. Mosul Questions: Economy, Identity, and Annexation; 4. The Evolution of the Iran-Iraq Border; 5. A Kemalist Gambit: A View of the Political Negotiations in the Determination of the Turkish-Iraqi Border; 6. Kurds and the Formation of the State of Iraq, 1917-1932 ; 7. The Oil Resources of Iraq: Their Role in the Policies of the Great Powers8. Russia from Empire to Revolution: The Illusion of the Emerging Nation State in the South Caucasus and Beyond; 9. Britain, France, and the Diplomatic Agreements; 10. The United States, the Ottoman Empire, and the Postwar Settlement; Postscript; Appendix: The Sykes-Picot Agreement of 1916; Additional Readings; List of Contributors; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Leading scholars consider Iraq's history and strategic importance from the vantage point of its residents, neighbors (Iran, Turkey, and Kurdistan), and the Great Powers.
• Titolo autorizzato: The Creation of Iraq, 1914-1921
• ISBN: 9780231509206 (elec.)
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910785714803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II