Banking on Baghdad Inside Iraq's 7,000-Year History of War, Profit, and Conflict

Name: Banking on Baghdad Inside Iraq's 7,000-Year History of War, Profit, and Conflict
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ISBN: 9780471773498

ISBN-10: 0471773492

ISBN-13: 9780471773498

Edition: 2004

Authors: Edwin Black

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New York Times and international bestselling author Edwin Black uncovers Iraq's hidden economy and the companies that profit from its upheaval Big business and global warfare have long been fiery and symbiotic forces in Iraq. Banking on Baghdad tells the dramatic and tragic history of a land long the center of world commerce-and documents the many ways Iraq's recent history mirrors its tumultuous past. Tracing the involvement of Western governments and militaries, as well as oil, banking, and other corporate interests in Iraq, Black shows that today, just as yesterday, the world needs Iraq's resources-and is always willing to fight and invade in order to acquire and protect them. While…

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List price: $16.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/20/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 496
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.75" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction


Notes on Usage



From Cradle to Crossroads



Have a Nice Day



The Cradle of Commerce



Robbing the Cradle



The Three Ottoman Provinces



The Sick Man



Fumes



Oil



The Race to Monopolize



Mr. Five Percent



Fuel and Fuse



Invasion



The Proclamation



Chaos and Conquest



The Undeclared Country



Jihad against Britain



The Red Line



The Continuing Conflict



The Nazi Intersection



The Price of Prejudice



The Three Gulfs


Notes


Major Sources


Index