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014992
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Illinois, Raintree Publishers, 2006.
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56pLight Green Spine
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The Middle East
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Provides a brief history of Iran and describes how the return of the Ayatollah Khomeini in 1979 and the resulting change of the constitution to one based on Islamic values affected the country's policies.
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The return of the Ayatollah
Iranian history
Shi'ism in Iran
The last Shah
Ayatollah Khomeini
The Islamic Revolution
The New Islamic Republic
The Islamic Republic and the outside world
The American hostage crisis
Oil and the Islamic revolution
War between Iran and Iraq
The end of the Iran-Iraq war
Human rights in Iran
The Rushdie affair
The death of Khomeini
Iran and the United States
Iran and Europe
A time of reform
Khatami's second term
The "Axis of evil"
Iran and nuclear weapons
Iran faces the future
Glossary
Facts and figures
Timeline
Who's who?
Find out more
Index
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1410916235 Hb.
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| Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
| 014744 | 955.054/KIN | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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015053
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Chicago, Raintree Publishers, 2006.
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56pLight Green Spine
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The Middle East
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Iraq lies at the center of hte policy of the United States and its allies in the Middle East. This book addresses key questions such as what brought Iraq into conflict with the West? Why did the United States and its allies invade Iraq? And how does the conflict affect the rest of the Middle East and the world? Includews information on Saddam Hussein.
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"We got him!"
The first civilizations
Islam comes to Iraq
Mongols, Kurds, and Turks
1921: Britain creates the Kingdom of Iraq
The monarchy: 1921-1958
Military regimes: 1958-1968
The Baath in power: 1968-1979
Saddam as president
War with Iran
1990: The invasion of Kuwait
1991: Iraq driven out of Kuwait
1991-2001: Sanctions and the effects
1991-2002: The no-fly zones
1991-2001: Sanctions: the inspections
September 11: A turning point
Iraq and the United Nations
The invasion of Iraq
Sunnis, Kurds, and Shi'ites
2003-2004: Resistance continues
Interim government
Turbulent Iraq
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1410916286 Pb.
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| Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
| 014812 | 956.704/KIN | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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ID:
015052
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Chicago, Raintree Publishers, 2006.
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56pLight Green Spine
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The Middle East
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Oil is an important resource for the world, and we are dependent on the Middle East for much of our supply. This book answers key questions such as: How did oil affect the development of the Middle East's countries? - How have oil incomes benefited the region's people? - Has oil been the cause of conflict in the Middle East? It provides historical background to current situations in the region and explains today's conflics in a clear and concise way.
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The burning oil wells of Kuwait
Why is Middle East Oil so important?
The Middel East before oil
The first Middle East oil discoveries
The spread of the oil industry
Oil in the Gulf States
Arabian explorations
Oil in World War II
The USA and Saudi Arabia
Post-war bom and disruption
OPEC
The oil shock of 1973
Oil and political change
Oil and society
Saddam Hussein and Iraq
Iraq and oil today
Islamic Iran
Iran in the 21st century
The Gulf and oil today
Saudi Arabia in the 21st century
The Middle East and the thirst for oil
When the oil runs out
Glossary
Facts and figures
Timeline
Who's Who?
Find out more
Index
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1410916308 Pb.
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| 014811 | 956.04/KIN | Main | Missing | General | |
| 022137 | 956.04/KIN | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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