The Creation of Iraq, 1914-1921 / edited by Reeva Spector Simon and Eleanor H. Tejirian.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Simon, Reeva S.

Tejirian, Eleanor Harvey, 1938-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Iraq--History--1534-1921.

Iraq.

Iraq--History--Revolt, 1920.

Great Britain--Relations--Iraq.

Great Britain.

Iraq--Relations--Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (294 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, 2004.

New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2004]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Leading scholars consider Iraq's history and strategic importance from the vantage point of its residents, neighbors (Iran, Turkey, and Kurdistan), and the Great Powers.

Contents:

Cover; Half title; The Sykes-Picot Agreement; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Maps; Foreword; Introduction: Reeva Spector Simon and Eleanor H. Tejirian; 1. The View from Basra: Southern Iraq's Reaction to War and Occupation, 1915-1925; 2. The View from Baghdad; 3. Mosul Questions: Economy, Identity, and Annexation; 4. The Evolution of the Iran-Iraq Border; 5. A Kemalist Gambit: A View of the Political Negotiations in the Determination of the Turkish-Iraqi Border; 6. Kurds and the Formation of the State of Iraq, 1917-1932

7. The Oil Resources of Iraq: Their Role in the Policies of the Great Powers8. Russia from Empire to Revolution: The Illusion of the Emerging Nation State in the South Caucasus and Beyond; 9. Britain, France, and the Diplomatic Agreements; 10. The United States, the Ottoman Empire, and the Postwar Settlement; Postscript; Appendix: The Sykes-Picot Agreement of 1916; Additional Readings; List of Contributors; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [169]-170) and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

9780231509206

0231509200

OCLC:

817929297