Iraq History

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2. Ancient Iraq- Third Edition (Penguin History)

   Ancient Iraq

   Third Edition (Penguin History):
   • Book by Georges Roux.
3. Al-Iraq.com - Dedicated to raising awareness about Iraq above and voicing the plight of the Iraqi people. www.al-iraq.com Mama
4. Topix.net: Iraq - News from Iraq gathered from various sources on the web. rss.topix.net Mama
5. Iraqi History Page - Notice that the long and rich History of Iraq is much greater than being displayed entirely on few pages on internet; www.angelfire.com Mama
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7. Iraq News - Topix.net - News on Iraq continually updated from thousands of sources around the net. www.topix.net Mama
8. History of Iraq - Comprehensive online resources about the history of the country of Iraq. history1900s.about.com Mama
9. Protest.Net Iraq Related Protests - Listings of day of and day after protests planned to follow any US action to bomb the Iraqi people. Also includes on going protests to end the sanctions. protest.net Mama
10. Islam - Islam is a faith followed by 1/5 of the world's people. Learn more about Islam, Muslims, and their beliefs and practices here. islam.about.com Mama
11. The War In Iraq- The War In Iraq (Witness to History)

    The War In Iraq

    The War In Iraq (Witness to History):
    • Book by David Downing.
12. NPR : 'Stuff Happens': The Iraq War as History Play - 'Stuff Happens': The Iraq War as History Play ... Examining Pre-War Intelligence and the Iraq Invasion ... www.npr.org Mama
13. kyw.com - Jordanian Ambassador Makes History In Iraq - ... kyw.com - Jordanian Ambassador Makes History In Iraq CBS 3 - Philadelphia's Source ... to" be in ... cbs3.com Mama
14. Iraq History Lesson (washingtonpost.com) - Keegan does not just know more history than all the sage Iraq critics ... Iraq History Lesson. By Charles Krauthammer. Friday, June 4, 2004; ... www.washingtonpost.com Mama
15. Pau a Iraq - Fundació per la Pau. Informació sobre les activitats, concentracions i manifestos contra la guerra a Iraq. www.fundacioperlapau.org Mama
16. American Friends Service Committee: Conflict with Iraq - Reasons to oppose war with Iraq, resources, news, links, and ways to help. www.afsc.org Mama
17. INFORMATION CLEARING HOUSE. NEWS, COMMENTARY & INSIGHT - RSS Feed EMAIL WHO AND WHAT IS INFORMATION CLEARING HOUSE SUPPORT INDEPENDENT MEDIA If you find this site informative please donate, every donation helps us ... www.informationclearinghouse.info Mama
18. GlobalSecurity.org - Reliable Military News and Military Information - [GlobalSecurity]Create?.org is the leading source for reliable military news and military information, directed by John Pike Education Home Loans Travel Featured ... www.globalsecurity.org Mama
19. AII POW-MIA - A massive POW-MIA Archive featuring news, reports, email news network, documents, daily & monthly updates, military, government & research links, testimony on Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Korea - Cold War, World War II, Russia, China and Iraq. www.aiipowmia.com Mama
20. Banking on Baghdad- Inside Iraq's 7,000-Year History of War, Profit, and Conflict

    Banking on Baghdad

    Inside Iraq's 7,000-Year History of War, Profit, and Conflict:
    • Book by Edwin Black.
21. Iraq history timeline - Visit the link for details. www.startribune.com Mama
22. Iraq Occupation and Resistance Report - ... History of Radio Free Iraq. (POSTED: December 22, 2005). As Iraq falls ... Australian travels to Iraq to Iraq to marry his cousin, is thrown in ... www.psychoanalystsopposewar.org Mama
23. Arab Gateway: Iraq - A collection of commented links. Includes a list of books on Iraq. www.al-bab.com Mama
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25. Paremos la guerra contra Iraq por CSCAweb - Dedicado a la solidaridad con el pueblo iraquí ante las sanciones y los preparativos bélicos de EEUU contra Iraq. www.nodo50.org Mama
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27. Iraq Resource Information Site - News History Culture People ... - Learn the truth about Iraqi history, culture, people, archeology, mythology, and oppression (sanctions, saddam hussein, Persian Gulf & ... www.geocities.com Mama
28. For Iranian Mullahs' Mission in Iraq, History is repeated - For Iranian Mullahs' Mission in Iraq, History is repeated. by Hedayat ... Iraq, History is repeated ... www.intellectualconservative.com Mama
29. The Making of Iraq, 1900-1963- Capital, Power, and Ideology (S U N Y Series in the Social and Economic History of the Middle East)

    The Making of Iraq, 1900-1963

    Capital, Power, and Ideology (S U N Y Series in the Social and Economic History of the Middle East):

• Book by Samira Haj.

Ancient Iraq- Third Edition (Penguin History)

Ancient Iraq

Third Edition (Penguin History):

• Review:: 'A winner The book covers the history of Iraq from prehistoric times up to the era just preceding the Arab conquest. The book is written at the intermediate level as it presupposes some knoweldge of this region. It bridges the gap between those texts written for the beginner and those written for the specialist. This book is a must-have for anyone who wants to obtain a detailed account of Iraq's glorious past.
• Review:: 'Scholarly but accessible Now in its 3rd edition, Ancient Iraq remains the most complete and readable overview of the history of this cradle of civilization. Interestingly, the word Iraq comes from the name of the Sumerian city state Uruk. There is now a village called Warka near the ruins of the ancient city. The introductory chapters explore the geographical setting, archaeological research and the paleo-, meso- and neolithic periods. Following on, the author discusses the Hassuna, Samarra, Halat, Ubaid, Uruk and Jemdat timeframes, and the ancient trade routes. Next up is the Sumerian civilization, with a study of its origin, religion, history and mythology. The story of Gilgamesh is covered here. There was a Semitic interlude and a final Sumerian renaissance before the torch of history passed to the Semites in the form of the Akkadians and later the Assyrians and Babylonians. The statesman and lawgiver Hammurabbi is thoroughly dealt with. But other peoples played a part too, like the Hurrians, Mitannians and Kassites. Insofar as they impacted upon the history of the area, empires like the Hittite and the Egyptian are also considered. There are detailed narratives on the Assyrian empire, the Chaldean kings and the fall of Nineveh and later of Babylon. After this event, Mesopotamia ceased to be a seat of empire and passed from the Persians to the Greeks, the Parthians, the Sassanids and ultimately to the Arabs. In the Epilogue, we learn of the heritage of this civilization, such as enduring religious symbols like the Maltese cross, the tree of life an the crescent. Some words have come down to us, like "alcohol" (guhlu in Akkadian), "myrrh" (murru) and "naphta" (naptu), "abyss" (abzu in Sumerian). Some Sumerian words still live in Hebrew, like Egal (great house) = Heikal = Temple and the personal name Eitan (Etana). The book contains plates with photographs and illustrations, and concludes with bibliographic notes, comparative history tables, various interesting maps and indices of names and subjects. For those interested in the paleolithic origins of civilization, I recommend Lost Civilizations Of The Stone Age by Richard Rudgley. If you have a taste for alternative history, the book Ramses II And His Time by Immanuel Velikovsky has much to say about Babylon and the Chaldeans. And finally, Empires Of The Word: A Language History Of The World by Nicholas Ostler, deals extensively with ancient Mesopotamia, its languages, culture and empires.
• Review:: 'Great laymen overview Great book on the history of acient Iraq. Some of the most intriguing topics, are the striking similarities between pagan mythology and the stories from the Bible, semites are related according to their language (arabic-hebrew word for sun is from the babylonian sun god, BEER was invented by these people. Talk about contributing to civilization. It would be useful however if the author included an appendix to keep track of all the different peoples involved and where they are located on modern day maps. But there is a very great timetable and index included. Great book if you want to take a look beyond giving all the credit to ancient greece as most western historians are prone to doing.
• Review:: 'A thorough review of the history of Ancient Mesopotamia I was looking for a book which would provide the history of ancient Mesopotamia and bought this book after reading the reviews of other customers. It is a well written book and easy to read, covering the history of Mesopotamia from the earliest times up the end of the ancient world. Its main focus is from the early dynasties up to the conquest of Babylonia by Cyrus the Great, with the last chapter (out of 25) and a short Epilogue summarizing the events of the area after that.

  Chapters 1 to 4 chapters survey the geography, and the prehistory of Mesopotamia. Chapters 5 to 24 details the known political, military, economic, and societal events of each of the main periods of Mesopotamian history, with separate chapters on the Gods of Sumer, and the Age of Heroes which discuss the stories of the Flood, Gilgamesh, and other heroes of that age.

  The book provides extensive notes and bibliography for further reading on a chapter by chapter basis which I found most useful in helping my understanding. It also has a detailed chronology on all of the known major dynasties of the period which is about the most complete I have seen. There are 20 of plates (black and white) many of which I have seen in other books, and some 21 detailed illustrations , as well as several maps which I found to be quite helpful, but certainly not the best I have seen.
  
  Up to now, the books I have read on this area were on rather more specific periods or topics, such as ýBabyloný by Joan Oates;. ýTreasures of Darknessý by Thorkild Jacobsen on Mesopotamian religion, and a number of books on the Hittites and the eastern Mediterranean. I was therefore looking for other books which would fill the gaps in my knowledge. I had ordered this book along with Wolfram von Sodenýs ýThe Ancient Orientý, which describes itself as an introduction to the study of the Ancient Near East, which it certainly is. I found ýAncient Iraqý to be an excellent follow up book.

  The most informative sections for me were the chapters on the Sumerians, the ýTime of Confusioný (c 1300BC to 900BC), and those on the Assyrian Empire. These are all periods which I want to know more about; ý the Sumerians for how their civilization developed from small settlements along the ýLand of the Two Riversý to the development of the city and national states of the second half of the 3rd millennium; ý The Time of Confusion, because to the general lack of archaeological information about the Dark Age which seems to have occurred in most of the ancient Near East; - the Assyrians because I really didnýt know very much about them except for some of their later kings from the references in the Bible.

  I was happy to see that in general, the author does not attempt to take sides into the details of the various differences of scholarly opinion about what happened during this period, which suited me fine, since I was looking for a historical survey rather than a discussion of the competing theories. So as far as chronology is concerned, this book follows the generally accepted dating systems. I was also happy to see included a number of translations of the texts from the original sources as well as the inclusion of a large number of Sumerian and Akkadian words

  In summary, the book is an excellent complement to my growing library of other books on the ancient Near East, and helpful in its descriptions of the relationships of the Mesopotamian states with the neighbouring states in Asia Minor, Syria, Palestine, Israel, Egypt to the west, and Iran to the east. It therefore met my expectations, and I would recommend it to any student who is interested in developing a detailed knowledge about the history of ancient Mesopotamia.

• Review:: 'An essential purchase for anyone interested in Mesopotamia Georges Roux stated that his goal in writing "Ancient Iraq" was to provide the layman reader with a cohesive introduction to the history of ancient Mesopotamia, incorporating archaeological and historical finds up to 1992. In this regard, I think Roux succeeded splendidly, and he did so by pointing out and explaining general patterns in Mesopotamian history. This book really breathes life into the ancients and allows the reader to see beyond the cold and lifeless sculptures and tablets. Although the book is full of interesting topics, what really struck me was how long the Sumerian culture managed to exist in some form or another despite the successive waves of foreign invaders. To survive 3000 years in such unstable conditions really demonstrates how sophisticated and influential Sumero-Akkadian culture was at that time. As the title suggests, "Ancient Iraq" deals primarily with ancient civilizations that resided within the confines of modern-day Iraq. As a result, the Sumerians, Babylonians, and Assyrians ae given center stage, while other cultures in the Near East, such as the Egyptians, Hittites, and Persians are only briefly reviewed, despite their interaction with the Mesopotamians. Pictures, maps, and various timelines are also included in the book. Unfortunately, pictures of artifacts are either B&W photos or simple line drawings, and I felt this presentation really failed to bring forth the beauty inherent in such objects. Many of the same photos are presented in color in another book ("The Cultural Atlas of Mesopotamia"), and the difference is like night and day. Nevertheless, I should say that Roux's narrative does not suffer at all from this slight shortcoming, and most readers probably will not care about the visual aids. All in all, I found this book to be quite engaging and believe that anybody interested in ancient Mesopotamia should have this book in their personal library. It was a another reviewer's opinion that this was the best book of its kind available on the market today. I wholeheartedly agree.

• Similar books:
• Babylon (Ancient Peoples and Places)
• The Cultural Atlas of Mesopotamia and the Ancient Near East (Cultural Atlas of)
• The Sumerians- Their History, Culture, and Character (Phoenix Books)
• A History of the Ancient near East, c. 3000-323 BC (Blackwell History of the Ancient World, 1)
• Ancient Mesopotamia- Portrait of a Dead Civilization

The War In Iraq- The War In Iraq (Witness to History)

The War In Iraq

The War In Iraq (Witness to History):