Iraq Between the Two World Wars The Militarist Origins of Tyranny
Why did a group from the Iraqi army seize control of the government and wage a disastrous war against Great Britain, rejecting British and liberal values for those of a militaristic Germany? What impact did these actions have on the thirty-year regime of Saddam Hussein?Departing from previous studies explaining modern Iraqi history in terms of class theory, Reeva Simon shows that cultural and ideological factors played an equal, if not more important, role in shaping events. In 1921 the British created Iraq, and an entourage of ex-Ottoman army officers, the Sharifians, became the ..
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Introduction I. The Creation of a State II. The Officers, Germany, and Nationalism III. The Officers in Iraq IV. Education V. The Army VI. The Rashid 'Ali Coup VII. Conclusion Appendixes I. The Hashimites II. Iraqi Cabinets 1921-1941 Biographical Sketches Notes Bibliography Index
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