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008 050201s2006 iluab j b 001 0 eng
010 _a2005002951
020 _a1410916227
020 _a9781410916228
020 _a1410916286
020 _a9781410916280
035 _a(OCoLC)57564808
040 _aDLC
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092 _a956.704
_bK521i, 2006
100 1 _aKing, John,
_d1939-
_914829
245 1 0 _aIraq then and now /
_cJohn King.
260 _aChicago, Ill. :
_bRaintree,
_c2006.
300 _a55 pages :
_bcolor illustrations, color maps ;
_c24 cm.
490 1 _aThe Middle East
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (page 54) and index.
505 0 _a"We got him!" -- The first civilizations -- Islam comes to Iraq -- Mongols, Kurds, and Turks -- 1921: Britain creates the Kingdom of Iraq -- The monarchy: 1921-1958 -- Military regimes: 1958-1968 -- The Baath in power: 1968-1979 -- Saddam as president -- War with Iran -- 1990: The invasion of Kuwait -- 1991: Iraq driven out of Kuwait -- 1991-2001: Sanctions and the effects -- 1991-2002: The no-fly zones -- 1991-2001: Sanctions: the inspections -- September 11: A turning point -- Iraq and the United Nations -- The invasion of Iraq -- Sunnis, Kurds, and Shi'ites -- 2003-2004: Resistance continues -- Interim government -- Turbulent Iraq.
520 _aProvides a history of Iraq and describes its relationship with the West, particularly focusing on the government, politics, and foreign relations of the country after Saddam Hussein became president in 1979.
651 0 _aIraq
_xHistory
_y1921-
_vJuvenile literature.
_914842
830 0 _aMiddle East.
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