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Reforging a forgotten history : Iraq and the Assyrians in the twentieth century /

Who are the Assyrians and what role did they play in shaping modern Iraq? Were they simply bystanders, victims of collateral damage who played a passive role in the history of Iraq? And how have they negotiated their position throughout various periods of Iraq's state-building processes? This b...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Donabed, Sargon (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Edinburgh, Scotland : Edinburgh University Press, [2015]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Figures
  • Tables
  • Abbreviations
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • 1 Integrating the Assyrian Question
  • 2 Framing the Assyrian Narrative: Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century
  • 3 Iraq: Building a 'Nation'-State
  • 4 The Birth of the Republic and an Autonomist Struggle
  • 5 Enduring Discord: Political Machinations and Border Clearings
  • 6 New Movements and War on the Horizon
  • 7 State Formation, State-building and Contentious Pluralism
  • 8 Conclusion
  • Glossary
  • Appendix A: Village Data
  • Appendix B: Documents Concerning Cultural and Political Organisations
  • Bibliography
  • Index