Inside Iraq: The History, The People, and the Modern Conflicts of the World's Least Understood Land, by Miller, John and Aaron Kenedi, Eds. Introduction by David Rose
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Inside Iraq: The History, The People, and the Modern Conflicts of the World's Least Understood Land, by Miller, John and Aaron Kenedi, Eds. Introduction by David Rose. Marlowe & Company: New York, 2002. Edition: First thus. ISBN: 1569244804. Trade Paperback, 8vo, 5.5 by 8 inches, 294 pages. Pictorial cover.

Condition: Very Good. Remainder mark on lower page edges, otherwise Fine and apparently unread.

Contents: From the cover

From its ancient Mesopotamian roots to its recent status as a hotbed for international debate, Iraq has long been a nation of vital significance. The controversies surrounding Saddam Hussein's regime, oil, and weapons of mass destruction has brought all eyes to this complex land. Inside Iraq helps make sense of Iraq's longstanding travails, assembling fifteen accessible, insightful essays by many of the world's preeminent writers, historians, journalists, and scholars. The pieces included in this collection examine the history, people, and modern conflicts of this contested country as it struggles to survive and evolve in a time of crisis.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction by David Rose
• The view from Mustansiriyah by Milton Viorst
• The carpet wars by Christopher Kremmer
• The Fellahin by Freya Stark
• Cruel ancestry by Saïd K. Aburish
• Mob town by Michael Kelly
• Saddam's inferno by Paul William Roberts
• Always remember by Raymond Bonner
• In the land without weather by Tony Horwitz
• Saddam at the abyss by Andrew and Patrick Cockburn
• How Saddam happened by Christopher Dickey, Evan Thomas
• America, oil, and intervention by Micah L. Sifry
• Politics is a lethal game by Efraim Karsh
• The enemy of our enemy by Janine Di Giovanni
• The arsenal of terror by David Rose
• Culture change in Iraq by Hugh Pope.