Britain in Iraq : contriving king and country / by Peter Sluglett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sluglett, Peter, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

British--Iraq--History--20th century.

British.

Iraq--History--1921-.

Iraq.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (337 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2007.

Summary:

"As the attention of the world is focused on the increasingly beleaguered U.S. and U.K. occupation of Iraq, Iraq expert and Middle East historian Peter Sluglett revisits Britain's creation of Iraq in the twentieth century in this thoroughly revised edition of his classic text 'Britain in Iraq'. Sluglett presents a comprehensive history of British policy towards Iraq from the beginnings of the Mesopotamia campaign in 1914 through the creation of Iraq in 1920 and the period of the mandate until Iraqi independence in 1932. As well as being a history of Britain's relations with Iraq, the book also traces the implementation of British policies in a number of key areas and the creation of the principal institutions of the state. As such it is an important contribution to both Middle Eastern and British imperial history, and crucial to our understanding of Iraq today."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Notes on Transliteration; Abbreviations; Foreword by Albert Hourani; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; Maps; Introduction; 1. From the Outbreak of War to the Cairo Conference, 1914-1921; 2.From the Cairo Conference to the Ratification of the Anglo-Iraq Treaty, March 1921-September 1924; 3. Oil, Boundaries and Insolvency: Political and Economic Problems, 1924-1926; 4. The Years of Frustration, 1926-1929; 5. Prelude to Independence, 1929-1932; 6. Tenurial, Revenue and Tribal Policy

7. Defence and Internal Security: The Role of the Iraq Army and the RAF8. Educational Policy; 9. The Mandate and its Legacy; Appendix 1: A Note on Shi'i Politics; Appendix 2: Tenurial and Taxation Arrangements in 'Amara 'Liwa' under the Mandate; Notes; Bibliography; Index of Persons and Places; Index of Subjects and Themes

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612605116

9780755612345

0755612345

9781282605114

1282605119

9780857711069

0857711067

9786000009304

6000009305

9781435603516

1435603516

OCLC:

710975319