The Counterinsurgent State: Rebellion and State Formation in Iraq, 1919-1936

by Frederic M. Wehrey and Frederic M. Wehry

This study analyzes the impact of ethnic and sectarian dissent in Iraq on the formation of the Iraqi state, focusing specifically on how provincial rebellions influenced the growing power of the nationalist officer corps and the monarchy's relationship with Britain.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1403964092
• ISBN13: 9781403964090
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 256 Pages