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- Title
Was there an Iraq before there was an Iraq?
- Authors
Al-Tikriti, Nabil
- Abstract
It is frequently stated that 'Iraq' did not exist until the British Empire created it in the wake of the Great War. In the sense of a discreet nation-state entity with its current borders, this statement is accurate. However, in the wider sense of the term 'Iraq', observers of, publicists for, and willing inheritors of British imperial legacies may have understated the long-standing ties which have characterized the overlapping geographic realms that currently make up the State of Iraq. Not only were the areas comprising the modern state of Iraq often united under various ancient empires prior to the advent of Islam, but also there are signs that the Ottomans -- who ruled the region prior to the British -- in some senses treated these same areas as a loose administrative unit.
- Subjects
IRAQ; UNITED Kingdom; TURKEY; HISTORY of Iraq; WORLD War I; IMPERIALISM; ISLAM &; state; OTTOMAN Empire
- Publication
International Journal of Contemporary Iraqi Studies, 2009, Vol 3, Issue 2, p133
- ISSN
1751-2867
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1386/ijcis.3.2.133/1