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The Old Social Classes and the Revolutionary Movements of Iraq: A Study of Iraq's Old Landed and Commercial Classes and of its Communists, Ba`thists and Free Officers Kindle Edition

by Hanna Batatu (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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This comparative study analyses the traditional elite of Iraq and their sucessors - the Communists, the Bathists and Free Officers - in terms of social and economic relationships in each area of the country. The author draws on secret government documents and interviews with key figures, both in power and in prison, to produce an engrossing story of political struggle and change. 'A landmark in Middle Eastern historical study' Roger Owen, International Journal of Middle Eastern Studies 'By far the best book written on the social and political history of modern Iraq' Ahmad Dallal, Professor of Middle Eastern History, Stanford University
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    Saqi Books
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    November 1, 2012
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00APDW258
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Saqi Books (November 1, 2012)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 1, 2012
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 37659 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 1891 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
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Mousa alekresh
5.0 out of 5 stars An amazing book on Iraq, well worth the read.
Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2017
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The author presents, in amazing detail, the political economic history of Iraq. Highly recommended. While others criticize if for taking a class approach, and not addressing the sectarian issues, I find this completely wrong. It is true, the book has a distinguished class approach, but it highlights the sectarian/religious/ethnic makeup of various ethnic forces and classes in Iraq, backed with good analysis.
I wrote about 32,000 words of notes from this book, again very rich and highly recommended.
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Essarhadden53
2.0 out of 5 stars Quite Arab centric, and prejudicial against Iraq's minorities
Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2019
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The author characterizes the indigenous Iraqi Assyrians, as a foreign and unassimilable peoples. In fact the Assyrians, are the only verifiably historically Iraqi peoples. The author also neglects to mention that the religion of Islam endorses the merger of State and Mosque, via Sharia, thus giving no legal status to non-muslims.
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Holly
5.0 out of 5 stars Batatu presents a comprehensive and in-depth study on Iraqi society ...
Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2015
Batatu presents a comprehensive and in-depth study on Iraqi society under the Monarchy of King Feisal and his descendants through the 1958 shift to a republic and through twenty years following as Iraq struggled to cope with the changes. He thoroughly examines the emergence of the Communist Party during the monarchy and its relationship and reaction to the Independence Party, the National Democratic Party, and the Ba’ath Party during the same time period. The transformation comes alive with details of various politicians, military officers, tribal leaders and demagogues, among others, who serve to identify who the decision-makers were and from where they emerged. Meticulously researched and astoundingly thorough with details on tribal genealogy, Batatu’s work deserves every bit of the praise it received.
This book serves as an informative source for Iraq unparalleled in scope and detail. What the student of the region can learn from this book surpasses that of any other general history presented in this collection and will—no doubt—remain relevant for some time to come.
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Miriam Day
5.0 out of 5 stars An incomparable study of twentieth century Iraq
Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2013
This is the best history of modern Iraq available in English, dealing mainly with the period between the revolt against British rule in 1920 and the final ascendancy of the Ba'ath Party in 1968. A work of admirable and inspiring scholarship, it creates a complex and nuanced portrait of the country in a period of upheaval and change. It is the first book that any serious student of Iraqi history should read and it contains many insights and gems for those who do not have the patience or incentive to read it from cover to cover. It is, however, a splendid academic magnum opus rather than an easily assimilated rough guide!
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Sami G. Banarji
4.0 out of 5 stars Social Scientist
Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2009
It is a great book. I was fortunate to get it at one third of its price. The Condition of the book is very satisfactory. I was aware before the purchase that certain items had been highlighted which happened to be a plus in my case. It took a bit longer than useal to receive the book as I usually get all books purchased within a time frame of five to ten days. This one took about twenty days. I am totally satisfied with the purchase just as I have been in all my prior purchases. Thank you for making it happen at such a reasonable price.
Dr. Banarji
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Ahmed. A.
5.0 out of 5 stars Hanna Batatu was the best who wrote about modern Iraq
Reviewed in Germany on January 15, 2019
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This is the best Book about the modern Iraq.
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