Historical Dictionary of Iraq (eBook)

2 volumes

Beth K. Dougherty (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2019 | 3., Third Edition
1068 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
9781538120057 (ISBN)

Infos

'Iraq, the land of Hamurabi and Harun al-Rashid, has played a long and unique role in the history of human civilization. The oldest civilization known to humankind evolved on the shores of its twin rivers, the Tigris and the Euphrates. The great cities of antiquity-Uruk, Ur, Akkad, Babylon, al-Basra, Mawsil, and Baghdad-were major centers of high culture and political power for much of the course of human history. This updated edition offers new and expanded coverage of a broad range of political, economic, security, cultural, and religious topics, including the emergence of a sustained protest movement for reform, the war against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, and the Kurdish independence referendum. This third edition of Historical Dictionary of Iraq contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 1,000 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Iraq.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.6.2019
• Reihe/Serie: Historical Dictionaries of Asia, Oceania, and the Middle East
• Zusatzinfo: 22 Illustrations including: - 1 Maps; - 21 Tables.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Wörterbuch / Fremdsprachen
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
• Schlagworte: Al-Qaida in Iraq • invasion of Iraq • Iraq • Iraqi foreign policy • Iraqi history • Iraqi political parties • Islamic State of Iraq and Syria • Kurds • Middle East • Oil • Saddam Hussein • Shia militias
• ISBN-13: 9781538120057 / 9781538120057