New Babylonians : a History of Jews in Modern Iraq.

Although Iraqi Jews saw themselves as Iraqi patriots, their community-which had existed in Iraq for more than 2,500 years-was displaced following the establishment of the state of Israel. New Babylonians chronicles the lives of these Jews, their urban Arab culture, and their hopes for a democratic n...

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Main Author: Bashkin, Orit
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Palo Alto : Stanford University Press, 2012.
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Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter 1: Brothers and Others; Chapter 2: Nationalism and Patriotism; Chapter 3: The Effendia; Chapter 4: Friends, Neighbors, and Enemies; Chapter 5: Red Baghdad; Chapter 6: An End?; Conclusions; Notes; Bibliography; Index.