| Iraq: A Bibliographical Guide Contributor(s): Bleaney, Heather (Author), Roper (Author), Sluglett, Peter (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004139427 ISBN-13: 9789004139428 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $295.45 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2004 Annotation: Well-considered answers to the many questions raised by the situation in Iraq, past and present, are rare. This first comprehensive, thematically organised, bibliography devoted to Iraq is based on the full Index Islamicus database and is drawn from a wide variety of European-language journals and books. Featuring an extensive introduction to the subject and its literature by Peter Sluglett, this bibliography will help readers to find their way through the massive secondary literature now available. Following the pattern established by the Index Islamicus, both journal articles and book publications are included, as well as important internet resources. The editors have taken care to add much new material to bring its coverage up to date, and supplement the previously published volumes, while the most important and/or influential publications are conveniently highlighted in the introduction. An indispensable gateway for all those with a more than superficial interest in what is, and what has been, happening in this nation so much the focus of attention today. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Reference | Bibliographies & Indexes - Architecture | Interior Design - General - Social Science | Islamic Studies |
| Dewey: 016.956 |
| LCCN: 2004048560 |
| Series: Handbook of Oriental Studies: Section 1; The Near and Middle East |
| Physical Information: 1.55" H x 6.72" W x 9.62" (2.50 lbs) 522 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Well-considered answers to the many questions raised by the situation in Iraq, past and present, are rare. This first comprehensive, thematically organised, bibliography devoted to Iraq is based on the full Index Islamicus database and is drawn from a wide variety of European-language journals and books. Featuring an extensive introduction to the subject and its literature by Peter Sluglett, this bibliography will help readers to find their way through the massive secondary literature now available. Following the pattern established by the Index Islamicus, both journal articles and book publications are included, as well as important internet resources. The editors have taken care to add much new material to bring its coverage up to date, and supplement the previously published volumes, while the most important and/or influential publications are conveniently highlighted in the introduction. An indispensable gateway for all those with a more than superficial interest in what is, and what has been, happening in this nation so much the focus of attention today. |