Iraq : its history, people, and politics / edited by Shams C. Inati.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Inati, Shams Constantine.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Relations.

Iraq--Civilization.

Iraq.

Civilization.

Iraq--Ethnic relations.

Ethnic relations.

United States--Relations--Iraq.

United States.

Iraq--Relations--United States.

Physical Description:

322 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Amherst, N.Y. : Humanity Books, 2003.

Summary:

Specialists in Middle Eastern Studies review the history, cultural legacy, ethnic and religious diversity, and political problems of Iraq. This superb collection of in-depth essays will enlighten and inform anyone wishing a more complete and fair understanding of Iraq than can be found on television or in newspapers.

Contents:

Ancient Mesopotamia, world heritage under threat / McGuire Gibson

Baghdad in the golden age / Shams C. Inati

The question of the "artificiality" of Iraq as a nation-state / Hala Fattah

Iraqi contemporary art / May Muzaffar

The performance of traditional music in Baghdad / Scheherazade Qassim Hassan

Iraqi's literary contributions / Hussein N. Kadhim

Society and culture of Iraq and Iran / Thomas Ricks

The Iraqi Christian community / Shams C. Inati

Notes on the Jews of Iraq / Meer S. Basri

The Iraqi Shiʻas / Joyce N. Wiley

The Kurdish issue / Edmund Ghareeb

Assault on Iraq's environment / Rania Masri

Sanctions and the Iraqi economy / Abbas Alnasrawi

Women, gender relations, and sanctions in Iraq / Nadje al-Ali

Water and oil never mix except in the Middle East / Atif Kubursi

The U.S.'s undeclared war against Iraq / Elsayed M. Omran

America's war against Iraq, 1990-2002 / Naseer Aruri.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1591020964

OCLC:

51553058