Reclaiming Iraq
Subtitle: the 1920 revolution and the founding of the modern state
By: by Abbas K. Kadhim
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Austin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 213
ISBN-13: 9780292739246; 9780292739253
Subjects: Autonomy and independence movements; History
Description: While most accounts of the revolution have been shaped by the British administration and successive Iraqi governments, Abbas Kadhim sets out to explore the reality that the intelligentsia of Baghdad and other cities in the region played an ideological role but did not join in the fighting. His history depicts a situation we see even today in conflicts in the Middle East, where most military engagement is undertaken by rural tribes that have no central base of power. In the study of the modern Iraqi state, Kadhim argues, Faysal's coronation has detracted from the more significant, earlier achievements of local attempts at self-rule. With clarity and insight, this work offers an alternative perspective on the dawn of modern Iraq."--Pub. desc.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The 1920 revolution in history; title: The causes of the revolution; title: The revolution in the Middle Euphrates and beyond; title: The journalism of the revolution; title: The revolutionary networks; title: The revolution's aftermath.