Bradt Iraq Then and Now: A Guide to the Country and Its People [Lingua Inglese] - Brossura

Dabrowska, Karen; Hann, Geoff

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ISBN 10: 1841622435 ISBN 13: 9781841622439

Casa editrice: Bradt Pubns, 2008

Riassunto

This new Bradt title responds to huge public interest in both Iraq and its people and is less a travel guide ? certainly for the time being ? and more of an objective account of Saddam’s regime as a whole, and the build-up to the recent conflict.

Focusing on developments in post-Saddam Iraq, without ignoring the horrors which have occurred in the aftermath of the war, the author highlights the country’s positive progression, with chapters such as ?Iraqi Voices’ ? describing the hopes, fears and ambitions of Iraqis ? and ?Post-Saddam Iraq’ ? where we get to hear the views of prominent politicians on the war and how it was handled.

When Bradt published the first edition of its travel guide to Iraq, the country was slowly breaking free from the shackles of sanctions, Western tourists were returning in small numbers and it looked as if the fledgling tourist industry would grow. As in that travel guide, this new book introduces the magnificent ancient Iraqi civilisations and provides a historical background to the country, as well as providing updated practical information on which places are still open to visitors.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Karen Dabrowska is a New Zealander journalist living in London who focuses on Islamic culture and conflicts. Geoff Hann runs his own tour company in the UK, specializing in Iraq and the more unusual destinations.

Contenuti:

(1) Preface (2) Chapter 1 Introduction (3) Chapter 2 The Ancient Kingdoms (4) Chapter 3 The Umayyads to the Ottomans (5) Chapter 5 Saddam's Iraq (6) Chapter 6 Life Under Sanctions (7) Chapter 7 The 2003 War 1 (8) Chapter 8 Post-Saddam Iraq (9) Chapter 9 The North (Iraqi Kurdistan) (10) Chapter 10 Baghdad and the Sunni Triangle (11) Chapter 11 The South (12) Chapter 12 Culture (13) Chapter 13 Archaeological Sites (14) Chapter 14 Iraqis in Exile (15) Chapter 15 Postscript (16) Appendix 1 Travelling in Iraq (17) Appendix 2 Further Information (18) Bibliography (19) Index

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Bradt Pubns
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1841622435
• ISBN 13: 9781841622439
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 384