Understanding Iraq : a whistlestop tour from ancient Babylon to occupied Baghdad
Polk, William R. (William Roe), 1929-2005
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The author provides a history of Iraq, taking the reader on a sweeping tour from the first Sumerian settlements on to the Babylonians, the dramatic advent of Islam, the destructive invasion of the Mongols, centuries of Ottoman rule, into the turbulent 20th century and today's experiements in Western styles of democracy.
Main title:
Imprint:
London : I. B. Tauris, 2005.
Collation:
240 p. ; 22 cm.
ISBN:
9781845111236 (pbk)
Local class:
956.7
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
339253
Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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Milton Keynes Central Library | Adult non-fiction | 956.7 POL | Available |