Iraq between the two world wars : the militarist origins of tyranny / Reeva Spector Simon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Simon, Reeva S.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nationalism--Iraq--History.

Nationalism.

Iraq--History--Hashemite Kingdom, 1921-1958.

Iraq.

Iraq--Armed Forces--Political activity.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p.)

Edition:

Updated ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Why did a group from the Iraqi army seize control of the government and wage a disastrous war against Great Britain, rejecting British and liberal values for those of a militaristic Germany? What impact did these actions have on the thirty-year regime of Saddam Hussein?Departing from previous studies explaining modern Iraqi history in terms of class theory, Reeva Simon shows that cultural and ideological factors played an equal, if not more important, role in shaping events. In 1921 the British created Iraq, and an entourage of ex-Ottoman army officers, the Sharifians, became the new ruling el

Contents:

[ CONTENTS ]; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; I. The Creation of a State; II. The Officers, Germany, and Nationalism; III. The Officers in Iraq; IV. Education; V. The Army; VI. The Rashid 'Ali Coup; VII. Conclusion: Ideological Prelude to Tyranny; Appendixes; I. The Hashimites; II. Iraqi Cabinets 1921-1941; III. Biographical Sketches; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-230) and index.

ISBN:

9781322353555

1322353557

9780231507004

0231507003

OCLC:

818856851