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Britain in Iraq: Contriving King and Country, 1914-1932

Britain in Iraq: Contriving King and Country, 1914-1932 more books like this

by Professor Peter Sluglett, Professor Albert Hourani (Foreword by)

After the end of World War I, international pressures prevented the Allies from implementing direct colonial rule over the former Arab provinces of the Ottoman Empire. Instead, the Allies created a system of mandates for the governance of the Middle East. France was assigned Lebanon and Syria, and Britain was assigned Iraq, Palestine, and ...

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Iraq Since 1958: From Revolution to Dictatorship

Iraq Since 1958: From Revolution to Dictatorship more books like this

by Marion Farouk Sluglett, Professor Peter Sluglett

Iraq Since 1958 is the definitive political history of modern Iraq from thefall of the Hashemite monarchy until today. As the world prepares for war, it provides a critical analysis of those issues that have dominated Iraqiaffairs over the last half-century and will continue to do so in the yearsto come -- with or without Saddam Hussein. Iraq ...

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Power, Entitlement and Social Practice: Resource Distribution in North China Village

Power, Entitlement and Social Practice: Resource Distribution in North China Village more books like this

by Professor Peter Sluglett, Professor Albert Hourani (Foreword by)

Rapid economic and social transformation in rural China has aroused enormous scholarly interest at home and abroad. However, a systematic study of this new mode of resource distribution has yet to be written, and the complex nature of resource allocation in the present-day peasant society of China has yet to be surveyed independently. This book ...

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Where Empires Collided: Russian and Soviet Relations with Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macao

Where Empires Collided: Russian and Soviet Relations with Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macao more books like this

by Professor Peter Sluglett, Professor Albert Hourani (Foreword by)

Michael Share explores the historical relationship between Russia and the Chinese Eastern Periphery (Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Macao). Share's extensive research of archived materials shows that Russian and Soviet dealings with the Chinese Eastern Periphery were inextricably linked to broader international relationships with Great Britain, Japan, and ...

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At Home There Is Only Speaking in a Whisper

At Home There Is Only Speaking in a Whisper more books like this

by Professor Peter Sluglett, Stelian Tanase, Professor Albert Hourani (Foreword by)

Stelian Tanase includes excerpts from his diary recounting the surveillance of his activities during the late years of the Ceausescu regime. Tanase's book also includes a unique documentary collection of archival documents contained in the files of the Romanian security police.

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Bibliography of Sources on the Region of Former Yugoslavia: Volume II

Bibliography of Sources on the Region of Former Yugoslavia: Volume II more books like this

by Professor Peter Sluglett, Professor Albert Hourani (Foreword by)

In this second volume, Rusko Matulic continues to formulate a comprehensive bibliography of primarily published sources relating to the history, languages, literature, politics, government, religion, and social sciences of former Yugoslavia, including bibliographical materials on expatriates.

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Iraqi Jews: A History of Mass Exodus

Iraqi Jews: A History of Mass Exodus more books like this

by Abbas Shiblak, Professor Peter Sluglett (Preface by)

The Jews of Iraq constituted one of the oldest and most deeply rooted Jewish communities in the world. But in the early 1950s most of them left for Israel, under circumstances that remain the subject of heated controversy. Iraqi Jews: A History examines the role of this community, highlighting the critical years of the late 1940s - after the ...

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The Times Guide to the Middle East: The Arab World and Its Neighbours more books like this

by Professor Peter Sluglett

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My Voice Betrays Me

My Voice Betrays Me more books like this

by Professor Peter Sluglett, Professor Albert Hourani (Foreword by)

In this memoir, the famous Lithuanian writer Vanda Juknaite describes her life during the reemergence of an independent, democratic Lithuanian state in the early 1990s. Masterfully translated by Laima Sruoginis, Sruoginis's remarkable experiences recall the transition from communism to democracy with all its joys and difficulties.

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Britain in Iraq: Contriving King and Country

Britain in Iraq: Contriving King and Country more books like this

by Professor Peter Sluglett, Professor Albert Hourani (Foreword by)

After the end of World War I, international pressures prevented the Allies from implementing direct colonial rule over the former Arab provinces of the Ottoman Empire. Instead, the Allies created a system of mandates for the governance of the Middle East. France was assigned Lebanon and Syria, and Britain was assigned Iraq, Palestine, and ...

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From Dissident to Party Politics: The Struggle for Democracy in Post-Communist Hungary, 1989-1994

From Dissident to Party Politics: The Struggle for Democracy in Post-Communist Hungary, 1989-1994 more books like this

by Professor Peter Sluglett, Bernard Ivan Tamas, Professor Albert Hourani (Foreword by)

Bernard Ivan Tamas lays out the history of the struggle for democracy in the early years of transition, addressing the problem of competence in party politics and democratization and the consequences of amateurism and inexperience.

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The History of Hungarian Military Higher Education: 1947-1956 more books like this

by Professor Peter Sluglett, Professor Albert Hourani (Foreword by)

Revised from the Hungarian original, this edition of The History tracks the domestic and international evolution of military higher education during a crucial historical period. These years saw Hungary rapidly switch from a post World War II democracy to a single-party dictatorship, a carbon copy of the Soviet Bolshevik system. Internationally, an ...

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Tibor Eckhardt: His American Years, 1941-1972 more books like this

by Professor Peter Sluglett, Professor Albert Hourani (Foreword by)

Katalin Kadar Lynn writes a political biography of the Hungarian politician Tibor Eckhardt, with special emphasis on his years in the United States when he was the leader of the Hungarian National Committee. This is a unique study of Hungarian A(c)migrA(c) politics and American policies before Word War II and during the Cold War, via-a-vis Hungary ...

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Just One Moment More: The Story of One Woman's Return from Siberian Exile more books like this

by Professor Peter Sluglett, Professor Konstancija Brazeniene, Professor Albert Hourani (Foreword by)

This volume contains the letters of Konstancija BraA3/4A]nienA(c) written in Lithuania, East Germany, and Siberia between 1944 and 1946. It reveals a remarkable portrait of survival during the Cold War and post-Cold War period and adaptation to changing political conditions in Russia, Eastern Europe, and Lithuania., reviewing a previous edition or ...

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Romania Under the Tyranny of Small Figures more books like this

by Professor Peter Sluglett, Professor Ilie Serbanescu, Professor Albert Hourani (Foreword by)

Ilie Serbanescu, a distinguished economist, launches a comprehensive study of the contemporary Romanian economy and its problems. He critically evaluates Romanian transition and the main issues facing the stability of the Romanian economy, and then proposes solutions to be undertaken by the Romanian government.

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The Times Guide to the Middle East: The Arab World and Its Neighbors more books like this

by Marion Farouk-Sluglett, Professor Peter Sluglett (Editor), Editor * (Editor)

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