The Modern History of Iraq (Fourth Edition)

Phebe Marr (Author) Phebe Marr is a noted scholar and historian of the modern Middle East and a leading consultant and commentator on Iraqi politics. She currently serves on the editorial board of the Middle East Journal and on the Board of Directors of the Hollings Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue. She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Institute for International and Strategic Studies and the Middle East Institute. She has published numerous scholarly articles and chapters and has taught Middle Eastern history at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and California State University, Stanislaus. Ibrahim al-Marashi (Author) Ibrahim Al-Marashi is Associate Professor of Middle East History at California State University San Marcos. He is the co-author of Iraq's Armed Forces: An Analytical History.

Preface Note on Transliteration 1. The Land and People of Modern Iraq 2. The British Mandate, 1920--1932 3. The Erosion of the British Legacy, 1932--1945 4. The End of the Monarchy, 1946--1958 5. The Qasim Era, 1958--1963 6. The Arab Nationalists in Power, 1963--1968 7. The Era of Ba'th Party Rule, 1968--1979 8. The Saddam Husain Regime, 1979--1989 9. The Saddam Husain Regime, 1990--2003 10. U.S. Nation-Building in Iraq, 2003--2006 11. The Stabilization and Destabliziation of Iraq under Maliki, 2007--2014 12. The Rise of ISIS, 2014-2016 13. Economic, Social, and Cultural Change in Iraq, 2007-2016 14. Epilogue: The Future of Iraq Appendix: Tables Notes Glossary Political Personalities Bibliography Index