Independent Iraq A Study In Iraqi Politics Since 1932

Download or read book Independent Iraq written by Majid Khadduri and published by . This book was released on 1951 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here, for the first time, an Iraqi writer attempts to give the inside story of contemporary political developments in his country. The narrative covers the period from the termination of the Mandate to the present - it gives the details of the political strife among the parties and political groupings after Faysal's death, the intervention of the army in politics, and the military coup d'état which culminated in the Rashid Ali coup and the clash with Great Britain in 1941. The sources used are not only printed documents and other materials, but also the writer's own observations and his interviews with leading Iraqi politicians and men of public affairs.