Iraq : from Sumer to post-Saddam
"The third edition of this highly-acclaimed book presents a broad history of Iraq, from the earliest times to the present. Particular attention is given to the emergence of modern Iraq in the 20th century, the power struggles that led to the rise of Saddam Hussein, and such recent events as the Iran-Iraq war (1980-88), the 1990-91 Gulf crisis, the 2003 US-led aggression against Iraq and the shaping of the post-Saddam Middle East. 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 access to the regional oil resource and with perceived strategic interests other than human welfare. The social effects of the US-sustained sanctions regime, the endless bombing campaign and the 2003 war are also profiled."--BOOK JACKET
Print Book, English, 2004
3rd ed
Palgrave Macmillan, New York, 2004