Mosul Before Iraq: Like Bees Making Five-Sided Cells

by Sarah D. Shields and Associate Professor of History Sarah D Shields

Drawing upon original source documents, Mosul before Iraq paints a portrait of the region during the turbulent nineteenth century. What emerges is a picture of citizens less focused on Europe or Istanbul and more on centuries-old relationships among its economic and social spheres. By arguing that the region belongs to a broader geographic, economic, and political space which crosses current national borders, the book explains the continuing conflict...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0791444872
• ISBN13: 9780791444870
• Release Date: June 2000
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.