{"product_id":"iraq-since-1958-from-revolution-to-dictatorship-9781860646225","title":"Iraq Since 1958: From Revolution to Dictatorship","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeter Sluglett has been teaching Middle Eastern History at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City since 1994. He is co-author of Iraq since 1958: from Revolution to Dictatorship (I.B. Tauris) and co-editor of the first major comparative study of the mandates,'The British and French mandates in comparative perspective.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This is an excellent, reasoned, historical analysis of Iraq, lucidly written, theoretically astute, empirically based, politically firm.' -Fred Halliday  'A very good book indeed.' -Albert Hourani  'This new edition extensively revised and updated is the first book to explore the emergence of modern Iraq, from its foundation in 1920 in the 21st century.' -- The Middle East, 1 Nov. 2001  'This extremely readable book pulls the story together, telling it--almost unbearably poignantly--as it is perceived from both sides.' -Asian Voice, 27 April 2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments xi  Foreword to the Third Edition xiii  Foreword to the First Edition xv  1 Iraq Before the Revolution of 1958 1  Early Modern Iraq: from Ottoman Frontier Province  to British Military Occupation, c.1550-1914 1  Economy and Society, c.1850-1914 3  The Last Years of Ottoman Rule 5  The Origins and Development of British Interests in  Iraq and the Gulf Area 7  British Occupation and Mandate,1914-1932 8  'Independent' Iraq 15  Political Currents, c.1920-1946 16  The Kurds under the Mandate and Monarchy 23  Economy and Society before the Revolution of 1958:  Land Tenure and Rural Social Structure 30  Economy and Society before the Revolution of 1958:  Urban Life and the Urban Economy 35  The Last Years of the Monarchy,1946-1958 38  2 1958-1963 47  Preparations for the Coup:Qasim and the Free  Officers before July 1958 47  The Coup and the Revolution of 14 July 1958 49  The Political Climate in the Immediate Aftermath  of the Revolution 51  The Emergence of 'Abd al-Karim Qasim 52  'Unity Now' versus 'Federation '55  The Split between Qasim and 'Arif, August to  November 1958 5  The Rashid 'Ali 'Coup' 60  The Communist 'Threat' 62  Mosul, March 1959 66  Kirkuk, July 1959 70  The Attempt on Qasim's Life, October 1959 72  The Breaking of the Radical Left 74  Social and Economic Policies,1958-1963 76  The Kurdish Question, 1958-1963 79  Qasim's Last Years, 1961-1963 82  3 1963-1968 85  The Origins of Ba'thism 87  The Ba'th in Iraq 90  The Ba'th-Nationalist Alliance,February-November  1963 92  The Regime of 'Abd al-Salam 'Arif,1963-1966 93  The Government of 'Abd al-Rahman al-Bazzaz,  September 1965 to August 1966 97  The Presidency of 'Abd al-Rahman 'Arif,April 1966 to  July 1968 99  Social and Economic Policies, 1963-1968 101  The Kurdish Question under the 'Arifs 102  The Communists under the 'Arifs 104  4 1968-1972 107  The Background to the July 1968 Coups: the Ba'th Party  and the Struggle for Power 10  The Coups of July 1968 112  The Government of 30 July 1968 116  The First Steps on the Road to Oil Nationalisation:  Negotiations with the Soviet Union, March-July  1969 123  Relations with the ICP and KDP, 1969-1970 126  The Ba'th and Black September 132  Further Power Struggles: The Emergence of  Saddam Husayn 134  Social and Economic Policies, 1968-1972 137  The Uneasy Road to Reconciliation: The Ba'th,  the Communists and the Kurds, 1970-1972 140  The Background to the Nationalisation of the Iraq  Petroleum Company 145  5 1972-1975 149  For and Against the National Patriotic Front 151  The Consequences of the Nationalisation of the IPC 154  The Formation of the National Patriotic Front 156  The Kurds and the National Front 158  The Defiance and Defeat of Nazim Kazzar,  June-July 1973 160  The Ba'th,the Kurds and Iran, 1973-1974 164  Open Warfare, 1974-1975 167  6 1975-1980 171  1973-1975: the Ba'th Dig In 172  Iraq's Relations with Its Neighbours, 1973-1975 176  Domestic Politics, 1975-1979 17  The Kurds, 1975-1979 187  The Shi'i Opposition 190  Foreign Relations, 1975-1980 200  The Struggle for Power within the Ba'th Party --  Saddam Husayn and his Rivals, 1976-1980 206  7 Economy and Society since 1958 215  Oil and the Iraqi Economy, 1958-1963 216  Economy and Society under the 'Arif Brothers 219  Economy and Society Under the Ba'th 227  8 The War between Iraq and Iran 255  Iraq and Iran, 1975-1979 255  The Early Years of the War 257  The Political Impact of the War on Iraq 262  The Effects of the War on the Iraqi Economy 264  The Last Two Years of the War: 1986-1988 266  al-Anfal,1988 269  The Political and Military Situation after the War 270  The Reconstruction of the Economy and the  Bureaucracy 274  Prelude to Invasion 277  9 The Invasion of Kuwait and Its Aftermath 281  Perceptions and Misperceptions: Some Considerations  of the Background to the Invasion 283  The Aftermath of the Gulf War 288  The Risings in the Shi'i South and Kurdistan 289  Sanctions and the United Nations Inspections 290  Kurdish Politics since 1991 295  Shi'i Politics since 1991 299  Human Rights in Iraq 301  Iraqi Politics since 1991 304  Conclusion 30  Notes 311  Bibliography 361  Index 381","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771668365655,"sku":"9781860646225","price":28.46,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781860646225.jpg?v=1758728708","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/iraq-since-1958-from-revolution-to-dictatorship-9781860646225","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}