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The second edition of a highly respected history of Iraq since the construction of the modern state in 1920. Written for lay readers and students of the Middle East, The Modern History of Iraq, Second Edition, places in historical perspective the multiple crises and upheavals that afflict... read more
First Sentence
The state of Iraq is a new, twentieth-century creation, brought into being by politicians and statesmen, but the area included within its borders is home to several of humankind's oldest and most creative civilizations.
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- Phebe Marr (Author)
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