Author: LUIZARD, Pierre-Jean.
Title: La formation de l'Irak contemporain: Le role politique des ulemas chiites a la fin de la domination ottomane et au moment de la construction de l'Etat irakien.
Description: Editions du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 1991. Paperback. Ex-libris plate of Sir Victor Garland KBE to inside front cover, otherwise condition very good. In French. Examines how the nation state of Iraq was founded without an understanding of the "transnational islamic plan of the religious leaders..." which led to the origin of conflict in Iraq and the Middle East. 557pp. ISBN 2222045509.

Keywords: 20th twentieth century history historical united states america military gulf war iraq analysis politics political science