A History of Iraq

About “A History of Iraq”

A History of Iraq by Charles Tripp traces the political history of Iraq from its nineteenth-century roots in the Ottoman empire through the development of the state, the transformation from monarchy to republic, the rise of the Ba'th party, and the ascendancy and current rule of Saddam Husain. The book examines social conflict, power struggles between rival clans, hostility and wars with neighboring states, the aftermath of these conflicts, and Iraq's deteriorating relations with the West.