The creation of a state -- The officers, Germany, and nationalism -- The officers in Iraq -- Education -- The army -- The Rashid'Ali coup -- Conclusion : ideological prelude to tyranny -- Appendixes: -- The Hashimites -- Iraqi cabinets 1921-1941 -- Biographical sketches
Summary
Reeva Spector Simon describes how the new Iraqi political elite after World War I created an Iraqi Arab nationalist identity
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-230) and index