A History of Iraq (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521878234)

To understand Iraq, Charles Tripp's history is the book to read. Since its first appearance in 2000, it has become a classic in the field of Middle East studies, read and admired by students, soldiers, policymakers and journalists. The book is now updated to include the recent American invasion, the fall and capture of Saddam Hussein and the subsequent descent into civil strife. What is clear is that much that has happened since 2003 was foreshadowed in the account found in this book. Tripp's thesis is that the history of Iraq throughout the twentieth-century has made it what it is today, but also provides alternative futures. Unless this is properly understood, many of the themes explored in this book - patron-client relations, organized violence, sectarian, ethnic and tribal difference - will continue to exert a hold over the future of Iraq as they did over its past.

Author: Charles Tripp
ISBN-10: 0521878233
ISBN-13: 9780521878234
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 08/30/2007
Pages: 386
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.63lbs
Size: 9.03h x 6.33w x 1.09d