Land Between the Rivers - A 5000-Year History of Iraq

A sweeping 5,000-year history of Iraq, from the reign of Gilgamesh in c.2900 BC to the coup that overthrew the monarchy in 1958.

About the author

Bartle Bull is a former editor of the Middle East Monitor and foreign editor of Prospect magazine. He has written from the Middle East for the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Daily Telegraph, Foreign Policy, Die Welt and other publications. His work, widely syndicated in Europe and the United States, has been featured in Corriere della Sera, International Herald Tribune, Los Angeles Times and elsewhere. He has appeared many times on radio and television and is most frequently a guest on Fox Business News; he has also appeared on the BBC, NPR, Fox News and Al Jazeera.

Summary

A sweeping 5,000-year history of Iraq, from the reign of Gilgamesh in c.2900 BC to the coup that overthrew the monarchy in 1958.

Foreword

A sweeping 5,000-year history of Iraq, from the reign of Gilgamesh in c.2900 BC to the coup that overthrew the monarchy in 1958.

Product details

• Authors: Bartle Bull, Bull Bartle
• Publisher: Atlantic Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.06.2025
• EAN: 9781838957872
• ISBN: 978-1-83895-787-2
• No. of pages: 576
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 37 mm
• Weight: 420 g
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / Modern / General, HISTORY / Ancient / General, Middle Eastern history, Iraq, Babylonia