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Oil and the Kurdish question : how democracies go to war in the era of late capitalism / Stephen C. Pelletiere.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pelletiere, Stephen C., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988.
- Anfal Campaign, Iraq, 1986-1989.
- Halabjah (Iraq)--History--Bombardment, 1988.
- Halabjah (Iraq).
- Middle East--Politics and government.
- Middle East.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (213 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, 2016.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Oil and the Kurdish Question critiques the conventional narrative of the Iran-Iraq War and the associated Anfal campaign. It also examines how publicists exploited the myth of the Kurdish holocaust as justification for America to declare war on Iraq.
- Contents:
- Contents; Preface; Introduction; Chapter One: Background of Events; Chapter Two: Critiquing the Narrative; Chapter Three: The Trial of Saddam Hussein; Chapter Four: A Corrupt Enterprise; Chapter Five: Death of a System; Conclusion; Appendix; Selected Bibliography; Index; About the Author
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4985-1667-X
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