Table of Contents

Chapter 1 List of Figures Chapter 2 List of Tables Chapter 3 Note on Transliteration Chapter 4 Preface Chapter 5 Acknowledgements Chapter 6 Introduction Chapter 7 1. Internal Developments Chapter 8 2. Regional Security Chapter 9 3. Repression and Exploitation Chapter 10 4. Intelligence and Influence Chapter 11 5. The Fertile Crescent Chapter 12 6. The Free Officers Movement Chapter 13 7. A Coup and a Revolution Chapter 14 8. State: Structure and Reform Chapter 15 9. International Reactions Chapter 16 10. Qasim's Foreign Policy Chapter 17 11. Arab Unity and Discord Chapter 18 Conclusion Chapter 19 Figures Chapter 20 Tables Chapter 21 Bibliography Chapter 22 Index Chapter 23 About the Author

About the Author

Juan Romero earned his Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin. He taught Middle East history at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. from 2008-2009. He currently teaches Middle East history at Western Kentucky University at Bowling Green.

Reviews

A remarkable volume on the controversial 1958 Iraqi revolution.
*Digest of Middle East Studies*