Cover

Contents

Notes on Transliteration

Abbreviations

Foreword by Albert Hourani

Preface to the Second Edition

Preface to the First Edition

Maps

Introduction

1. From the Outbreak of War to the Cairo Conference, 1914-1921

2.From the Cairo Conference to the Ratification of the Anglo-Iraq Treaty, March 1921-September 1924

3. Oil, Boundaries and Insolvency: Political and Economic Problems, 1924-1926

4. The Years of Frustration, 1926-1929

5. Prelude to Independence, 1929-1932

6. Tenurial, Revenue and Tribal Policy

7. Defence and Internal Security: The Role of the Iraq Army and the RAF

8. Educational Policy

9. The Mandate and its Legacy

Appendix 1: A Note on Shi'i Politics

Appendix 2: Tenurial and Taxation Arrangements in 'Amara 'Liwa' under the Mandate

Notes

Bibliography

Index of Persons and Places

Index of Subjects and Themes