Source: Third World Quarterly, Vol. 8, No. 3 (Jul., 1986), pp. 869-895 Published by: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3991927 Accessed: 27-05-2015 18:07 UTC The Iraq-Iran war which has been going on for nearly six years will perhaps go down in history as one of the costliest conflicts in this century. It is estimated that
Read MoreThe essay was published in 1970 as contribution to the reader "Studies in the Economic History of the Middle East from the Rise of Islam to the Present Day", edited by M.A. Cook. (School of Oriental & African Studies). Oxford University Press, 1970 Download PDF
Read MoreDownload PDF Mohammed Salman Hasan was born in Baghdad in 1928, an Iraqi intellectual who from an early age did not accept the existing social order. Despite the poverty of his family, he worked diligently to improve his condition and equip himself with a modern vision. Although his financial means were meagre that did not stop him from persevering; he started by t
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