The Iraqi Revolution of 1958 : a revolutionary quest for unity and security / Juan Romero.

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Romero, Juan [author.]

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TextPublisher: Lanham, Maryland : University Press of America, [2011]Description: 1 online resource (xxv, 240 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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9780761852605
0761852603
9780761852605
1283615967
9781283615969
9786613928412
6613928410

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Iraqi Revolution of 1958.DDC classification:

956.704/3 23

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DS79.65

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Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Note on Transliteration; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Internal Developments; 2. Regional Security; 3. Repression and Exploitation; 4. Intelligence and Influence; 5. The Fertile Crescent; 6. The Free Officers Movement; 7. A Coup and a Revolution; 8. State: Structure and Reform; 9. International Reactions; 10. Qasim's Foreign Policy; 11. Arab Unity and Discord; Conclusion; Figures; Tables; Bibliography; About the Author.

Summary: "In the early hours of July 14, 1958, Iraqi military officers overthrew the British-installed Iraqi monarchy. The Free Officers coup initiated an era of military and subsequently Ba'thist rule that only ended with the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003. Historians are at variance over the nature of what is called the Iraqi Revolution in the Arab world. Some scholars argue that the overthrow was merely a coup d'etat orchestrated by the Free Officers Movement. Other analysts contend that the overthrow constituted a real revolution. Very few works, if any, provide a detailed analysis in support of the 'revolutionary' argument. Dr. Romero's book advances the argument that the events of July 14 simultaneously constituted a coup and a revolution for a number of reasons, including military involvement, popular participation, and policies that radically departed from those of the previous regime."--Back cover

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Based on the author's thesis from University of Texas at Austin, 2008.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-231) and index.

"In the early hours of July 14, 1958, Iraqi military officers overthrew the British-installed Iraqi monarchy. The Free Officers coup initiated an era of military and subsequently Ba'thist rule that only ended with the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003. Historians are at variance over the nature of what is called the Iraqi Revolution in the Arab world. Some scholars argue that the overthrow was merely a coup d'etat orchestrated by the Free Officers Movement. Other analysts contend that the overthrow constituted a real revolution. Very few works, if any, provide a detailed analysis in support of the 'revolutionary' argument. Dr. Romero's book advances the argument that the events of July 14 simultaneously constituted a coup and a revolution for a number of reasons, including military involvement, popular participation, and policies that radically departed from those of the previous regime."--Back cover