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- English
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About this book
First Published in 1982, Iraq: The Contemporary State presents insights into the political, social, and economic developments in Iraq. The author argues that Iraq, is a country which the outside world will need increasingly to understand for the stability of the wider Gulf region. Unlike most Arab oil-producing states, moreover, Iraq has substantial agricultural and hydrocarbon resources. This book covers themes like class determination and state formation in Iraq; developments in the Kurdish Issue; emancipation of Iraqi women; eradication of illiteracy; economic relations between Iraq and other Arab Gulf states; Iraqi oil policy between 1961-1976; and western, Soviet and Egyptian influences on Iraq's development planning. This book is an essential read for scholars and researchers of international relations, West Asian studies, Middle East studies, and international politics.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Half Title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Original Title Page
- Original Copyright Page
- Contents Page
- List of Tables and Figures Page
- Preface Page
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Iraq: The Fertile Crescent Dimension
- 3. State Power and Economic Structure: Class Determination and State Formation in Contemporary Iraq
- 4. Recent Developments in the Kurdish Issue
- 5. Saddam Husain's Political Thinking: the Comparison with Nasser
- 6. The Emancipation of Iraqi Women
- 7. Revolution Within the Revolution? Women and the State in Iraq
- 8. The Eradication of Illiteracy in Iraq
- 9. United States-Iraq Relations: a Spring Thaw?
- 10. Iraqi Policies towards the Arab States of the Gulf, 1958-1981
- 11. Economic Relations between Iraq and Other Arab Gulf States
- 12. Iraqi Oil Policy: 1961-1976
- 13. Problems of Rural Development in an Oil-Rich Economy: Iraq 1958-1975
- 14. Western, Soviet and Egyptian Influences on Iraq's Development Planning
- 15. The Challenge of Human Resources Development in Iraq
- 16. Industrial Development and the Decision-Making Process
- List of Contributors
- Index