The Creation of Iraq, 1914-1921

Published by Columbia University Press 2004

The Creation of Iraq, 1914-1921

Edited by: Reeva Spector Simon and Eleanor Tejirian
Preface by: Gary Sick

https://doi.org/10.7312/simo13292

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About this book

Leading scholars consider Iraq's history and strategic importance from the vantage point of its residents, neighbors (Iran, Turkey, and Kurdistan), and the Great Powers.

Author / Editor information

Reeva Spector Simon is a research scholar at the Middle East Institute at Columbia University and coeditor of The Jews of the Middle East and North Africa in Modern Times. She is also author of Iraq Between the Two World Wars: The Militarist Origins of Tyranny (Columbia). Eleanor H. Tejirian is an associate research scholar at the Middle East Institute. She is coeditor (with Simon) of Altruism and Imperialism: Western Religious and Cultural Missions in the Middle East.

Reviews

"A concise and multifaceted overview of the circumstances that led to the creation of modern Iraq out of the ruins of the Ottoman empire." -Totalitarian Movements & Political Religions

L. Carl Brown:
Here is a well-executed collective effort to present...the Iraqi-British story...A succinct yet comprehensive account of this period.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
List of Maps Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	vii
Foreword Gary Sick Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
Introduction The Creation of Iraq: The Frontier as State Reeva Spector Simon and Eleanor H. Tejirian Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1. The View from Basra Southern Iraq’s Reaction to War and Occupation, 1915–1925 Judith S. Yaphe Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	19
2. The View from Baghdad Reeva Spector Simon Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	36
3. Mosul Questions: Economy, Identity, and Annexation Sarah Shields Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	50
4. The Evolution of the Iran-Iraq Border Lawrence G. Potter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	61
5. A Kemalist Gambit A View of the Political Negotiations in the Determination of the Turkish-Iraqi Border David Cuthell Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	80
6. Kurds and the Formation of the State of Iraq, 1917–1932 M. R. Izady Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	95
7. The Oil Resources of Iraq Their Role in the Policies of the Great Powers George E. Gruen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	110
8. Russia from Empire to Revolution The Illusion of the Emerging Nation State in the South Caucasus and Beyond Peter Sinnott Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	125
9. Britain, France, and the Diplomatic Agreements David Fromkin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	134
10. The United States, the Ottoman Empire, and the Postwar Settlement Eleanor H. Tejirian Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	146
Postscript Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	162
Appendix .The Sykes-Picot Agreement: 1916 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	165
Additional Readings Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	169
List of Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	171
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	175

Language: English
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 200
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 8
- Other: 8 maps

eBook

Published: December 8, 2004
ISBN: 9780231509206