The modern history of Iraq / Phebe Marr [and] Ibrahim al-Marashi; California State University, San Marcos.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Marr, Phebe, author.

Al-Marashi, Ibrahim, 1973- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Iraq--History--1921-.

Iraq.

History.

Civilization.

Politics and government.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xvii, 461 pages : maps ; 23 cm

Edition:

Fourth edition.

Place of Publication:

[Boulder, CO] : Westview Press, [2017]

Summary:

"This text weaves together several important themes, including the search for a national identity, the struggle to achieve social and economic development, the changes in political dynamics, and the impact of foreign interventions, to provide readers with a holistic understanding of modern Iraq. The fourth edition features more discussion of cultural identity and media and society. In addition, this edition includes two new chapters on the events and shifts in the country of the early twenty-first century-the US intervention and withdrawal, the stabilization and subsequent unraveling of the Maliki government, the effects of the Arab uprisings, and the rise of ISIS-and their political, economic, and social consequences."--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The land and people of modern Iraq

The British mandate, 1920-1932

The erosion of the British legacy, 1932-1945

The end of the monarchy, 1946-1958

The Qasim era, 1958-1963

The Arab nationalists in power, 1963-1968

The era of Ba'th Party rule, 1968-1979

The Saddam Husain regime, 1979-1989

The Saddam Husain regime, 1990-2003

The US attempt at bation-building in Iraq, 2003-2006

The stabilization and destabilization of Iraq under Maliki, 2007-2014

Iraq and the challenge of the Islamic state, 2014-2016

Economic, social, and cultural change in post-2003 Iraq.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 418-438) and index.

ISBN:

9780813350066

0813350069

OCLC:

982268107