The struggle for Kirkuk : the rise of Hussein, oil, and the death of tolerance in Iraq / Henry D. Astarjian.
| Author/creator | Astarjian, Henry D. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Westport, Conn. : Praeger Security International, 2007. |
| Description | xvi, 179 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Kirkuk -- Kurds, Turkomans, Arabs, and the others -- From tranquility to conflict -- A Communist offensive -- Mr. Chapman, A.J.B. Chapman -- Soviet plans for Baba Gurgur -- Communism and the youth -- 1948 -- IPC and us -- The dawn of the Kurdish era -- The Western trajectory -- The fermenting coups -- The morning of July 14, 1958 -- The turmoil of the 1940s -- Kirkuk, the Jerusalem of Iraq -- Kurdistan -- A disastrous task -- A long journey -- Room # 11 -- Courts, Kurds, and the Communists -- Triumphs and defeats -- Baghdad -- The winds of change -- A "U-turn" -- More turmoil -- "Your destiny is charted for you in the minute you are born" -- A chitchat -- Index. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2007014264 |
| ISBN | 9780275995898 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0275995895 (alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | DS79.9.K37 A88 2007 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |