Iraq from monarchy to tyranny : from the Hashemites to the rise of Saddam / Michael Eppel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Eppel, Michael, 1947-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Iraq.

Iraq--History--1958-1979.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (326 p.)

Place of Publication:

Gainesville : University Press of Florida, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An excellent analysis of Iraq's failure to stabilize a system other than Saddam Hussein's hierarchy of fear.

Contents:

Cover; Table of Contents v; Preface vii; Maps xi; 1 Historical Perspective of Iraq before 1941 1; 2 Iraq during World War II 50; 3 Iraq after World War II: Domestic Economic Crisis and Sociopolitical Tensions and the Struggle for Seniority in the Inter-Arab Arena 59; 4 The Earthquake of the Iraqi Regime: The Wathba Crisis and Iraq's Role in the 1948 War in Palestine 73; 5 The Economic Development of Iraq andthe Social Processes of the 1950s 93; 6 The Political Conflict in Iraq between 1950 and 1954: Failed Attempts at Reform within the Regime 100

7 The Monarchy in Iraq versus the Radical Revolutionary Forces in the Arab World, 1954-1958 1238 The 1958 Revolution and the Qasim Regime 147; 9 The Seizure of Power by the Ba th and Its Overthrow in 1963 198; 10 The Rule of the Arif Brothers, 1963-1968: From Pan-Arab Nationalism and Socialist Etatism to Ideological Confusion and the Weakness of Political Forces 219; 11 The Rise of Saddam Husayn's Regime 241; Conclusion: The Conditions of Iraq and the Rise of Saddam Husayn's Regime 266; Notes 271; Bibliography 291; Index 303

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8130-3783-2

OCLC:

735603135