Rain Over Baghdad: An Egyptian Novel

by Hala El Badry and  

What was it like to live in Iraq before the earth-shaking events of the late twentieth century? The mid-seventies to the late eighties witnessed Saddam Hussein's rise to power, the establishment of Kurdish autonomy in the north, and the Iraq-Iran war. It also brought an influx of oil wealth, following the 1973 war and the spike in oil prices, and a parallel influx of Arab talent, including many Egyptians. We witness all of this and more through the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9774165888
• ISBN13: 9789774165887
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: American University in Cairo Press
• Length: 490 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.9" x 8.9"