The Tragedy of the Assyrian Minority in Iraq (Kegan Paul Arabia Library)
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Kegan Paul
Published: August 18, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 236
ISBN-13: 9780710308931
Subjects: History of specific racial & ethnic groups; Political Science; History - General History; Politics/International Relations; Discrimination & Racism; Middle East - General; Minority Studies - Race Relations; Political Science / General; General; 1921-; Assyrians; Ethnic relations; History; Iraq
Description: "This account, written by a British Army officer serving in Iraq, describes a little-known ethnic minority in that country. The Assyrians, like other minorities in the area, lived across many modern national boundaries. Unlike other ethnic groups, they were distinct and usually well-off. Their land became Christianized, and after the end of the British mandate in Iraq in 1932, it was revealed that the Assyrians were being persecuted by the Moslems. The survivors of the Assyrians, a once-great people and a once-great Christian Church, lived in the Hakkari mountains in the northeastern part of Iraq."--BOOK JACKET.