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Title: Iraq in a Nutshell
Publisher: Enisen Publishing
Publication Date: 2003
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0970290853
ISBN 13: 9780970290854
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Very Good
Weight: 2 pounds

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Why did the US go to war and why was war considered a bad idea? How did Saddam Hussein become so powerful in Iraq? Who are the Shi'ites and why do they matter? Who are the Kurds and why do they matter? Did Iraq have weapons of mass destruction? How important is Iraqi oil?

Find the answers to these and many other questions in this easy-to-read 40-page booklet.

In the same style as its predecessors, "Afghanistan in a Nutshell," "Pakistan in a Nutshell," and "Islam in a Nutshell," the latest book in the Nutshell Notes series opens with a list of terms, continues with an outline of background events that led to war, and concludes with short chapters explaining the most pressing issues for example: Iraqi oil, Saddam's rise to power, weapons of mass destruction, UN Resolutions etc.

About the Author

Amanda Roraback is the author of the "Nutshell Notes" book series that includes "Afghanistan in a Nutshell," "Iraq in a Nutshell," (both LA Times Bestsellers), "Islam in a Nutshell," "Pakistan in a Nutshell" and "Israel-Palestine in a Nutshell."

Roraback has received a Bachelors and Masters degree in history and completed three years of work towards a PhD. degree in Soviet history at UCLA.

Amanda, who has traveled to more than 40 countries including Lithuania, China, Cuba and the Middle East, is also a public speaker on a number of international topics.

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