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Edmund Ghareeb (born March 26, 1942 in Aita al-Foukhar; Arabic: إدموند غريب‎) is a Lebanese-American scholar at the American University in Washington and a professor at George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs

Edmund Ghareeb (born March 26, 1942 in Aita al-Foukhar; Arabic: إدموند غريب‎) is a Lebanese-American scholar at the American University in Washington and a professor at George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs. He earned a BA from the American International College and an MA and a PhD from Georgetown University. Edmund Ghareeb is the first Mustafa Barzani Distinguished Scholar in Global Kurdish Studies at the American University in Washington, .

Historical dictionary of Iraq. Edmund Ghareeb is a resident scholar on Kurdish studies at American University in Washington, . From the history of ancient Mesopotamia to the people and organizations of present-day Iraq, this dictionary covers the broad history of a country now much in the news. Ghareeb (resident scholar. He is also Adjunct Professor of Iraq Studies at Georgetown University, and he has taught at the University of Virginia and George Washington University. He has written articles, chapters, and books dealing with the issues of Iraq.

Historical Dictionary of Iraq begins with the earliest civilizations and covers the periods that followed, ranging from the history of ancient Mesopotamia to the Abbasid Empire to present-day Iraq

Historical Dictionary of Iraq begins with the earliest civilizations and covers the periods that followed, ranging from the history of ancient Mesopotamia to the Abbasid Empire to present-day Iraq. The major ethnic groups, such as the Kurds, Turkumans, and Assyrians; Islam and Muslim sects, Christianity and Christian sects, as well as other religious groups; are profiled.

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Iraq, the land of Hamurabi and Harun al-Rashid, has played a long and unique role in the history of human civilization. The oldest civilization known to man evolved on the shores of its twin rivers, the Tigris and the Euphrates. The great cities of antiquity-Uruk, Ur, Akkad, Babylon, Basra, Mawsil, and Baghdad-were major centers of high culture and political power for much of the course of human history.

Historical Dictionary of Iraq by Edmund A. Ghareeb; Beth Dougherty and Publisher Scarecrow Press. Save up to 80% by choosing the eTextbook option for ISBN: 9780810865686, 0810865688

Historical Dictionary of Iraq by Edmund A. Save up to 80% by choosing the eTextbook option for ISBN: 9780810865686, 0810865688. The print version of this textbook is ISBN: 9780810843301, 0810843307. You are currently visiting our AU/NZ store. You may visit any one of our stores by selecting a country below. Note that the availability of products for purchase is based on the country of your billing address. Some items may have regional restrictions for purchase. Canadian customers may purchase from our stores in Canada or the US. Canada.

Lxxvi, 459 pages : 23 cm. "Historical Dictionary of Iraq begins with the earliest civilizations and covers the periods that followed, ranging from the history of ancient Mesopotamia to the Abbasid Empire to present-day Iraq.

by Beth K. Dougherty, Edmund A. Ghareeb. series Historical Dictionaries of Asia, Oceania, and the Middle East.

Few countries boast as long and often proud a history as Iraq  . by Beth K.

Edmund Ghareeb and Beth Dougherty have combined their talents to produce a volume that is. .Middle Eastern history.

Edmund Ghareeb and Beth Dougherty have combined their talents to produce a volume that is heavy in detail, as a dictionary should be. The purpose of the dictionary, as stated by the authors, is to "cover a number of diverse subjects ranging from the history of Mesopotamia to the 'Abbasid Empire to present-day Iraq" (p. ix. Indeed, Ghareeb's The Kurdish Question in Iraq (Syracuse University Press, 1981) is considered to be a classic in the field of Kurdish studies, and it is with some disappointment that a follow-up to this book has never appeared. Ghareeb, Edmund A. Dougherty, Beth K. {{text}}.

Edmund Ghareeb is the first Mustafa Barzani Distinguished Scholar in Global Kurdish Studies at the American University in Washington, . and introduced the first regular courses to be taught in the US on Kurdish history, politics and culture. For several years he coordinated the Middle East studies Program at American University. In 2005, Library Journal described the book as one of the best reference works published in the United States in 2004.