Iraq: Then and Now

A Guide to the Country and Its People

Karen Dabrowska, Geoff Hann (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

288 Seiten

2008
Bradt Travel Guides (Verlag)
978-1-84162-243-9 (ISBN)

Infos

Traces the history of the country from ancient times until the present. This guide to the country and its people, provides information on Iraq's culture and archaeology, the south, Baghdad and the Sunni Triangle.

Autor

Karen Dabrowska is a New Zealander journalist living in London who focuses on Islamic culture and conflicts. Geoff Hann runs his own tour company in the UK, specializing in Iraq and the more unusual destinations.

Inhalt

PART ONE: THEN 1) The Ancient Kingdoms; 2) Ummayads, Abbasids and Ottomans; 3) The Emergence Of Modern Iraq PART TWO: NOW 4) Saddam's Iraq; 5) Life Under Sanctions; 6) The 2003 War Without End; 7) Post-Saddam Iraq: New Dawn Or Breakfast In Hell?; 8) Iraqi Voices PART THREE: THE COUNTRY AND ITS PEOPLE 9) The North; 10) Baghdad and Central Iraq; 11) The South; 12) Culture; 13) Iraq's archaeological heritage; 14) The Iraqis in Exile; APPENDICES: Further reading, Information for Travelers

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.4.2008
• Reihe/Serie: Bradt Travel Guides
• Zusatzinfo: 16pp colour photos & 17 maps
• Verlagsort: Buckinghamshire
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 135 x 216 mm
• Gewicht: 32 g
• Themenwelt: Reiseführer ► Naher Osten ► Irak
• ISBN-10: 1-84162-243-5 / 1841622435
• ISBN-13: 978-1-84162-243-9 / 9781841622439
• Zustand: Neuware