Iraq, a country study
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Preface
Country Profile
Introduction
Chapter 1. Historical Setting
*Ancient Mesopotamia
**Iranian and Greek Intrusions
*The Arab Conquest and the Coming of Islam
**The Sunni-Shia Controversy
**The Abbasid Caliphate, 750-1258
**The Mongol Invasion
* The Ottoman Period, 1534-1918
*World War I and the British Mandate
*Iraq as an Independent Monarchy
*Republican Iraq
*Coups, Coup Attempts, and Foreign Policy
*The Emergence of Saddam Husayn, 1968-79
*The Iran-Iraq Conflict
Chapter 2. The Society and Its Environment
*Geography and Population
**Boundaries
**Major Geographical Features
**Settlement Patterns
**Climate
**Population
**The People
**Kurds
**Other Minorities
*Religious Life
**Islam
**Sunnis
**Shias
**Sunni-Shia Relations in Iraq
*Social Systems
**Rural Society
**Impact of Agrarian Reform
**Urban Society
**Stratification and Social Classes
*Family and Society
*Education and Welfare
**Health
**Welfare
Chapter 3. The Economy
*Growth and Structure of the Economy
*The Role of Government
*Banking and Finance
*The Oil Sector
**Developments Through World War II
**Post-World War II Through the 1970s
**Oil in the 1980s
*Industrialization
*AGRICULTURE
**Water Resources
**Land Tenure and Agrarian Reform
**Cropping and Livestock
*Transportation
**Roads
**Railroads
**Ports
**Airports
*Telecommunications
*Electricity
*Foreign Trade
Chapter 4. Government and Politics
*Constitutional Framework
*Government
**The Revolutionary Command Council
**The National Assembly
**The President and the Council of Ministers
**The Judiciary
**Local Government
**Kurdish Autonomy
*POLITICS
**The Baath Party
**The Politics of Alliance: The Progressive
National Front
**Political Opposition
*Mass Media
*Foreign Policy
**The Soviet Union
**The West
**The Persian Gulf Countries
**Iraq and Other Arab Countries
**Relations with Other Countries
**Participation in International Organizations
Chapter 5. National Security
*The Regular Armed Forces
**Size, Equipment, and Organization
**Manpower and Training
**Conditions of Service and Morale
**Military Justice System
**Uniforms and Rank Insignia
*Paramilitary Forces
*Foreign Military Ties
**Military Ties Prior to the Iran-Iraq War
**The Iran-Iraq War and the Quest for New Sources
of Arms
**Arms from the Soviet Union
**Arms from France
**The Search for Nuclear Technology
*The Iran-Iraq War
**Iraqi Offensives, 1980-82
**Iraqi Retreats, 1982-84
**The War of Attrition, 1984-87
**The Tanker War, 1984-87
*Armed Forces and Society
**Status in National Life
**The Sociology of the Military
**The Defense Burden
**The Impact of Casualties on the Armed Forces
**Treatment of Veterans and Widows
*Internal Security
**The Kurdish Problem
**The Iraqi Communists and Baathist Iraq
**Impact of the Iranian Revolution on Iraqi Shias
**Internal Security in the 1980s
**Incidence of Crime
**Criminal Justice System
**********************
Bibliography
Glossary
Iraq Appendix A. Tables
- Table 1. Metric Conversion Coofficients and
Factors
- Table 2. Population Distribution by Governorate,
1987
- Table 3. Area and Population Density, 1987
- Table 4. Teachers, Students, and Schools School
Years 1976-77 to 1985-86, Selected Years
- Table 5. Medical Personnel and Facilities, 1985
- Table 6. Crude Oil Production and Oil Revenues,
1982-87
- Table 7. Production and Area of Major Crops,
Selected Years, 1981-85
- Table 8. Principal Exports and Imports, 1984
- Table 9. Direction of Trade, 1985- 1986
- Table 10. Armed Forces Manpower, 1977- 87
- Table 11. Major Army Equipment, 1987
- Table 12. Major Navy Equipment, 1987
- Table 13. Major Air Force Equipment, 1987
This page copyright © 2002 Blackmask Online.
http://www.blackmask.com