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The Making of Iraq, 1900-1963: Capital, Power, and Ideology (S U N Y Series in the Social and Economic History of the Middle East) (Social & Economic History of the Middle East)

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This author has succeeded in explaining and elucidating a very difficult and prickly subject in an eloquent and easy flowing manner. She states the facts simply and honestly and has produced a book that was difficult to put down. The text read smoothly unimpeded by the difficult Arabic names cleverly gathered in the notes at the end. On the other hand these notes will be an absolute delight for readers familiar with the names or even the people themselves. I spent a long lime leafing through these notes and remembering a great deal. I am most indebted to the author for educating and enlightening me about the most important factors and events that governed my own life. Until reading this book I had been unclear of the intricate details of what had happened then in Iraq. I recommend this book to anyone who would really like to understand the Iraq of today and its beleaguered people. Without understanding Iraq's recent history it would be impossible to even begin to fathom its unfortunate present. Most of all I strongly recommend this book to the Iraqi expatriates. As I was racing through the pages of this book, I was transported back in time and my memory brought alive many of the scenes witnessed as a child growing in revolutionary Iraq. I could almost hear again the chants and slogans that were ringing all over Baghdad and see again the pictures on the television screen of the abhorrent " Peoples Court of Justice". I cannot wait for my son to grow up to read this book.