The Other Iraq: Pluralism and Culture in Hashemite Iraq - Paperback

by Orit Bashkin (Author)

Chronicling the rise of the Iraqi public sphere from 1921 to 1958, The Other Iraq reveals Iraqi intellectuals' democratic and pluralistic ideals, deconstructing the notion that Iraq has always been a totalitarian, artificial state, torn by sectarian violence.

Author Biography

Orit Bashkin is Assistant Professor of Modern Middle Eastern History at the University of Chicago.