The role of the military in politics : a case study of Iraq to 1941 / / Mohammad A. Tarbush ; foreword by A.H. Hourani

• Autore: Tarbush Mohammad A. <1948->
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2016
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (310 p.)
• Disciplina: 322/.5/09567; 956.7041
• Soggetto geografico: Iraq Armed Forces Political activity; Iraq Politics and government
• Note generali: First published in 1982 by Kegan Paul International.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Cover""; ""Half Title""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Original Title""; ""Original Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Note on transliteration""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Introduction""; ""I The beginning of the state""; ""II Structural instability""; ""The structure and distribution of the population""; ""The tribes and the system of land tenure""; ""Summary""; ""III The creation of the state""; ""A review of British interests in Iraq between the two world wars""; ""The creation of the monarchy""; ""The Iraqi political system"" ; ""The structure of the Iraqi cabinet from October 1920 to October 1936 """"The nature of opposition between 1920 and October 1936""; ""Conclusions""; ""IV The army""; ""Introduction""; ""The formation of the Iraq army""; ""Organisation and composition""; ""The expansion of the army, 1921-36""; ""V First ventures of the army into politics""; ""The Assyrian question""; ""The significance of King Faisal's death""; ""Revolt and containment: the tribal uprising of 1935-6""; ""VI The Bakir Sidqi coup d'état of October 1936 "" ; ""The possible causes of the coup and the ideology and social characteristics of its leaders""""The attitude of the King""; ""The attitude of Britain""; ""The end of the coup government""; ""VII Coups and counter-coups""; ""Iraqi governments between August 1937 and May 1941 ""; ""The fourth coup""; ""VIII The Rashid 'Ali coup and British intervention""; ""IX Conclusions""; ""Appendices""; ""I The programme of the Popular Reform League""; ""II Translation of 'Programme of Policy' issued by the cabinet of Saiyid Hikmat Sulaiman""; ""III Kurdish petition"" ; ""IV Anglo-Iraqi Treaty of Alliance, 30 June 1930, and notes exchanged embodying a separate financial agreement, 19 August 1930, with various explanatory notes, both published and unpublished""""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""
• Titolo autorizzato: The role of the military in politics
• ISBN: 1-317-40636-2; 1-317-40637-0; 1-315-68350-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910811685103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge Library Editions: Politics of the Middle East