A History of Iraq - Couverture rigide

Tripp, Charles

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0521878233 ISBN 13 : 9780521878234

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2007

Synopsis

Book by Tripp Charles

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

To understand Iraq, Charles Tripp's history is the book to read. Since its first appearance in 2000, it has become a classic in the field of Middle East studies, read and admired by students, soldiers, policymakers and journalists. The book is now updated to include the recent American invasion, the fall and capture of Saddam Hussein and the subsequent descent into civil strife. What is clear is that much that has happened since 2003 was foreshadowed in the account found in this book. Tripp's thesis is that the history of Iraq throughout the twentieth-century has made it what it is today, but also provides alternative futures. Unless this is properly understood, many of the themes explored in this book - patron-client relations, organized violence, sectarian, ethnic and tribal difference - will continue to exert a hold over the future of Iraq as they did over its past.

Revue de presse :

'Charles Tripp provides an information-packed handbook.' BBC History

'... by far the best and most serious history of Iraq to date.' Reviews in History

'... the work's incisive analysis of making of a modern state and how it creates its own distinctive political field will be of interest to academic specialists, journalists, foreign policy makers and to all those concerned with Iraq's complex past and its uncertain future.' Archiv Orientalni

'A History of Iraq provides a clear, dispassionate and knowledgeable view of its complex subject. It gives excellent background information for its intended readership, and some thought provoking ideas on how people are actors in the creation of their states.' Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0521878233
• ISBN 13: 9780521878234
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 3
• Nombre de pages: 386