Iraq Beyond the Headlines : History, Archaeology, and War

by Foster, Benjamin R.; Foster, Karen Polinger; Gerstenblith, Patty

• ISBN13: 9789812564764
• ISBN10: 9812564764
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-08-04
• Publisher: World Scientific Pub Co Inc

Summary

This book is the first authoritative and up-to-date survey of the history of Iraq from earliest times to the present in any language. It presents a concise narrative of the rich and varied history of this land, drawing on political, social, economic, artistic, technological, and intellectual material. It also includes excerpts from works of ancient, medieval, and modern literature written in Iraq, some of which are translated for the first time into English. The final chapters provide an introduction to the history of archaeology in Iraq, set in the wider context of the development of archaeology into a scientific discipline. A special section highlights selected objects from the Iraq Museum, with emphasis on their cultural significance and current status in the aftermath of the looting in April 2003. The last chapter offers a unique guide to the complex international and national legal regimes for the protection of cultural heritage. The American-led invasion and occupation of Iraq

Author Biography

Patty Gerstenblith is Professor and Director of the Program in Cultural Heritage Law at DePaul University College of Law.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	p. vii
Preface	p. xi
Beginnings, Modern and Ancient	p. 1
Early City States and Empires	p. 21
The Age of Hammurabi	p. 43
A Babylonian Nation-State	p. 55
The Assyrian Achievement	p. 69
Babylon and Her Empire	p. 85
Mesopotamia between Two Worlds	p. 101
Iraq between Iran and Arabia	p. 119
The Muslim Conquest of Iraq	p. 131
The Age of Baghdad and Samarra	p. 149
Iraq in the Ottoman Empire	p. 165
Colonization and Monarchy	p. 181
The Republic of Iraq	p. 199
Archaeology Past and Present in Iraq	p. 213
The Iraq Museum and the Future of the Past	p. 225
International and National Legal Regimes for the Protection of Archaeological Heritage	p. 245
Iraqi Libraries, Research Centers, and Centers for the Arts	p. 275
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