Iraq: From Sumer to Saddam - Hardcover

Simons, Geoff L.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0333593774 ISBN 13: 9780333593776

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 1993

Synopsis

'Geoff Simons tells the Iraq story with scholarship, clarity and great moral force' Tony Benn, MP This book presents a broad history of Iraq, from the earliest times to the present, with particular attention to the emergence of modern Iraq in the twentieth century, the power struggles that led to the rise of Saddam Hussein, and such recent events as the Iran-Iraq war, the 1990-91 Gulf crisis, and the continuing depiction of Iraq as a 'pariah' nation. Detailed information is included, much of it unsympathetic to western propaganda, to encourage a deeper understanding and a deeper ethical perception of the 'Iraq Question'.

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Review

'Geoff Simons tells the Iraq story with scholarship, clarity and great moral force.' - Tony Benn, MP

'Simons has done a fine job of presenting both lay readers and specialists with an eminently readable and objective picture of Iraqi politics and the West's tortuous relationship with modern Iraq...This lucid and jargon-free account is highly recommended for academic and larger public libraries.' - Nader Entessar, Library Journal

About the Author

GEOFF SIMONS is a prolific author, having written more than fifty books. He has also produced about 200 articles for the general and academic press. His most recent titles include 16 highly-acclaimed books on international politics, including ten on the Middle East and the United Nations. His works are suitable for both a general and specialist readership. Many are on university reading lists and have been translated into a dozen languages, including Arabic, Russian and Japanese.

Edition details

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0333593774
• ISBN 13: 9780333593776
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 406