Edition |
First Da Capo Press edition. |
Description |
xlviii, 459 pages, [24] pages of plates : black and white illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
Note |
Reprinted by arrangement with Allen Lane. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [384]-425) and index. |
Summary |
Traces the tumultuous history of Iraq's capital city from its founding in 762 to the present, during the course of which it has experienced cultural and economic pre-eminence as well as hardships brought on by epidemics and foreign invasions. |
Subject |
Baghdad (Iraq) -- History.
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ISBN |
9780306823985 |
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0306823985 |
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