Understanding Iraq: The Whole Sweep of Iraqi History, From Genghis Khan's Mongols To The Ottoman Turks To The British Mandate To The American Occupation - Hardcover

Polk, William Roe

 
9780060764685: Understanding Iraq: The Whole Sweep of Iraqi History, From Genghis Khan's Mongols To The Ottoman Turks To The British Mandate To The American Occupation

Synopsis

A historical explanation of the U.S.'s decision to intervene in Iraq explains the Middle-Eastern nation's potential future role in the face of the world's growing energy needs, offering insight into the economic and political forces shaping the region and the events that will affect U.S.-Iraqi relations. 15,000 first printing.

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About the Author

William R. Polk, the author of "Understanding Iraq", taught at Harvard until becoming the member of the State Department's Policy Planning Council responsible for the Middle East in 1961. He served as head of the interdepartmental task force on the Algerian war and was a member of the crisis management subcommittee during the Cuban missile crisis. After leaving government, he became professor of history at the University of Chicago and president of the Adlai Stevenson Institute of International Affairs.

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9780060764692: Understanding Iraq: The Whole Sweep of Iraqi History, from Genghis Khan's Mongols to the Ottoman Turks to the British Mandate to the American Occupation

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ISBN 10:  0060764694 ISBN 13:  9780060764692
Publisher: Harper Perennial, 2006
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