Historical Dictionary of Iraq : 2 Volumes

Beth K. Dougherty

ISBN 10: 1538120046 / ISBN 13: 9781538120040

Edité par Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Jun 2019, 2019

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Neuware - 'Iraq, the land of Hamurabi and Harun al-Rashid, has played a long and unique role in the history of human civilization. The oldest civilization known to humankind evolved on the shores of its twin rivers, the Tigris and the Euphrates. The great cities of antiquity-Uruk, Ur, Akkad, Babylon, al-Basra, Mawsil, and Baghdad-were major centers of high culture and political power for much of the course of human history. This updated edition offers new and expanded coverage of a broad range of political, economic, security, cultural, and religious topics, including the emergence of a sustained protest movement for reform, the war against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, and the Kurdish independence referendum. This third edition of Historical Dictionary of Iraq contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 1,000 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Iraq.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Historical Dictionary of Iraq : 2 Volumes
• Éditeur: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Jun 2019
• Date de parution: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1538120046
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781538120040
• Reliure: Kombiprodukt
• Édition: 3ème Édition
• État de l'article: Neu
• Dimensions: 242 L x 161 H x 71 P (en millimètres) 242 millimètres de largeur par 161 millimètres de hauteur par 71 millimètres de profondeur
• Poids: 1958 grammes

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'Iraq, the land of Hamurabi and Harun al-Rashid, has played a long and unique role in the history of human civilization. The oldest civilization known to humankind evolved on the shores of its twin rivers, the Tigris and the Euphrates. The great cities of antiquity-Uruk, Ur, Akkad, Babylon, al-Basra, Mawsil, and Baghdad-were major centers of high culture and political power for much of the course of human history. This updated edition offers new and expanded coverage of a broad range of political, economic, security, cultural, and religious topics, including the emergence of a sustained protest movement for reform, the war against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, and the Kurdish independence referendum.





This third edition of Historical Dictionary of Iraq contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 1,000 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Iraq.

À propos de l'auteur

Beth K. Dougherty is the Manger Professor of International Relations at Beloit College. Her research and teaching interests include Iraq and the Middle East more broadly, human rights, and transitional justice mechanisms.