Iraq: From Sumer to Saddam

G. L. Simons

ISBN 10: 0312102097 / ISBN 13: 9780312102098

Editore: Palgrave Macmillan, 1994

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Riassunto:

This book presents a broad history of Iraq, from the earliest times to the present, with particular attention to the emergence of modern Iraq in the twentieth century, the power struggles that led to the rise of Saddam Hussein, and such recent events as the Iran-Iraq war, the 1990-91 Gulf crisis, and the continuing depiction of Iraq as a 'pariah' nation.
Some indication is given of the sufferings of the Iraqi people, not only as victims of a brutal regime but also at the hands of US-led Western governments more concerned with perceived strategic interests than with human welfare. Such crucial factors as the historical Western influence in the Middle East, the prolonged Western support for Saddam and the US manipulation of the United Nations are profiled.
Detailed information is included, much of it unsympathetic to Western propaganda, to encourage a deeper understanding and a deeper ethical perception of the 'Iraq Question'.

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Titolo: Iraq: From Sumer to Saddam
Casa editrice: Palgrave Macmillan
Data di pubblicazione: 1994
Legatura: Hardcover
Condizione: Good
Condizione sovraccoperta: No Jacket