Reclaiming Iraq: The 1920 Revolution and the Founding of the Modern State by Abbas Kadhim - 2013-04-03

University of Texas Press, 2012-11-01. Paperback. Used: Good.

University of Texas Press, 2012-11-01. Paperback. Used:Good.

Univ of Texas Pr, 2013. Paperback. New. 223 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.88 inches.

Paperback / softback. New. While some scholars would argue that there was no "Iraq" before King Faysal's coronation in 1921, Iraqi history spans fourteen centuries of tribal communities that endured continual occupation in their historic homeland, including Mongol invasions in the thirteenth century and subsequent Ottoman and British invasions. An Iraqi identity was established long before the League of Nations defined the nation-state of Iraq in 1932. Drawing on neglected primary sources and other crucial accounts, including memoirs and correspondence, Reclaiming Iraq puts the 1920 revolt against British occupation in a new light-one that emphasizes the role of rural fighters between June and November of that year. 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… Read More

Paperback / softback. New.

Univ of Texas Pr, 2013. Paperback. New. 223 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.88 inches.

University of Texas Press. New. Special order direct from the distributor

University of Texas Press. paperback. New. 96x9x144. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing