Comments on: The British in Mesopotamia http://savageminds.org/2005/06/12/the-british-in-mesopotamia/ Notes and Queries in Anthropology — A Group Blog Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:23:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Yazan http://savageminds.org/2005/06/12/the-british-in-mesopotamia/comment-page-1/#comment-3500 Yazan Sat, 04 Feb 2006 22:11:30 +0000 http://savageminds.org/2005/06/12/the-british-in-mesopotamia/#comment-3500 This is a very old post and I am not sure if anyone is still interested, but I suggest reading A. Vinogradov 'The 1920 Revolt in Iraq Reconsidered: the role of tribes in national politics' International Journal of Middle East Studies, 3 (1972) pp.123-139. For a compelling critical account of the British Mandate in Iraq and how cultural essentialism can lead to disasters, see T. Dodge 'Inventing Iraq: The Failure of Nation-building and a History Denied'. I seriously doubt that Americans today have a better idea about that country than the British had back then. This is a very old post and I am not sure if anyone is still interested, but I suggest reading A. Vinogradov ‘The 1920 Revolt in Iraq Reconsidered: the role of tribes in national politics’ International Journal of Middle East Studies, 3 (1972) pp.123-139. For a compelling critical account of the British Mandate in Iraq and how cultural essentialism can lead to disasters, see T. Dodge ‘Inventing Iraq: The Failure of Nation-building and a History Denied’. I seriously doubt that Americans today have a better idea about that country than the British had back then.

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]]> By: k’alebøl » Damn Arabs http://savageminds.org/2005/06/12/the-british-in-mesopotamia/comment-page-1/#comment-293 k’alebøl » Damn Arabs Tue, 14 Jun 2005 16:46:37 +0000 http://savageminds.org/2005/06/12/the-british-in-mesopotamia/#comment-293 [...] Damn Arabs Savage Minds links to The Insurrection in Mesopotamia, 1920 by Lieutenant-General S [...] [...]
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]]> By: Arcane http://savageminds.org/2005/06/12/the-british-in-mesopotamia/comment-page-1/#comment-290 Arcane Tue, 14 Jun 2005 10:10:50 +0000 http://savageminds.org/2005/06/12/the-british-in-mesopotamia/#comment-290 The military has several sets of archives that have books such as this, with many in either HTML or PDF editions for download. As you can see, this is from the website of USMA (West Point)... The Combined Arms Research Library is also an excellent resource: http://www-cgsc.army.mil/CARL/ The military has several sets of archives that have books such as this, with many in either HTML or PDF editions for download. As you can see, this is from the website of USMA (West Point)…

The Combined Arms Research Library is also an excellent resource:
http://www-cgsc.army.mil/CARL/

]]> By: Bob http://savageminds.org/2005/06/12/the-british-in-mesopotamia/comment-page-1/#comment-279 Bob Mon, 13 Jun 2005 13:52:48 +0000 http://savageminds.org/2005/06/12/the-british-in-mesopotamia/#comment-279 This is an excellent resource. Thanks. This is an excellent resource. Thanks.

]]> By: Kerim http://savageminds.org/2005/06/12/the-british-in-mesopotamia/comment-page-1/#comment-277 Kerim Mon, 13 Jun 2005 01:01:50 +0000 http://savageminds.org/2005/06/12/the-british-in-mesopotamia/#comment-277 It should be noted that several of the chapters are grouped together in single PDF files, so you don't want to be clicking on every link on the page when downloading the book. It should be noted that several of the chapters are grouped together in single PDF files, so you don’t want to be clicking on every link on the page when downloading the book.

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