Seizure of Saddam Hussein''s Archive of Atrocity

This book examines controversies surrounding the seizure of the Baathist security files and the discovery of an Iraqi Jewish archive amid the Kurdish uprising and the US-led invasion of Iraq. The author analyzes how the events ignited a fierce struggle for the files, which document Saddam Hussein's vast humanitarian crimes.

List of contents

Chapter I: Iraq's Seizure of Kuwait's History
Chapter II: The Iraqi Kurdish Uprising: Seizure of the Anfal Files
Chapter III: U.S. Seizure of Saddam's Archives of Atrocity
Chapter IV: The Iraqi Jewish Archive: Contested Cultural Patrimony
Chapter V: Rescue or Plunder: Struggle for the Baath Party Archive
Chapter VI: Restitution and Retribution

About the author

Bruce P. Montgomery is former professor and Director of Archives at the University of Colorado.

Summary

This book examines controversies surrounding the seizure of the Baathist security files and the discovery of an Iraqi Jewish archive amid the Kurdish uprising and the US-led invasion of Iraq. The author analyzes how the events ignited a fierce struggle for the files, which document Saddam Hussein’s vast humanitarian crimes.

Product details

• Authors: Bruce P. Montgomery, Montgomery Bruce P.
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9781498556972
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-5697-2
• No. of pages: 258
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / Middle East / Iraq, Middle Eastern history, Iraq