Social Glimpses of Iraq's Modern History- Iraq from 1920-1924. / Ali al-Wardi ; translated from Arabic by Yasin T. al-Jibouri

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Intro -- Title Page -- Contents -- Translators Preface -- Works -- Al-Wardi's Methodology -- His Books -- His social vision of the Iraqi individual -- His Death -- About the Translator -- About Grammatical Rules -- Appreciation -- Chapter One: The Forming of The Iraqi Government -- Farewell And Reception -- Philby And Sayyid Talib -- Cox's Arrival -- Angry Britons -- Choosing A Head Of Administration -- Choosing Cabinet Ministers -- The Beginning's Paradoxes -- Bahr Al-`Uloom Al-Tabatabai -- Administration Crisis -- The Istiqlal (Independence) Newspaper -- The Returnees -- Filling Positions -- The Shi`a Marji`iyya -- Chapter Two: The Monarchy Recipe -- Convincing Abdullah -- Abdullah's Sighs -- Sayyid Talib's Activity -- Al-Rusafi Summoned -- Shrewdness -- Sayyid Talib Threatens -- Sayyid Talib's Banishment -- Sayyid Talib's Fate -- Success Of The Call For The Sherifs -- Stance Of The Baghdadi Newspapers -- Khaz`al Nominates Himself -- What About Mecca? -- Faisal Goes To Iraq -- Welcoming Delegation -- Faisal's Arrival -- In Najaf And Karbala -- His Arrival In Baghdad -- Philby's Fate -- Al-Naqeeb's Banquet -- Most Important Parties -- Competition In Throwing Banquets -- Chapter Three: Faisal As King -- Faisal And Al-Khalisi -- Allegiance Of The A`dhamiyya People -- The Sure Method -- The Opposition Makes A Move -- Transcripts' Results -- Coronation -- The New Administration -- Shi`as And The School Of Law -- The King During Muharram -- The Mayor Of Samarra -- Al-Ikhwan's Raid -- Administrative Crisis -- Crisis Intensifies -- Call For The Karbala Conference -- Sunnis' Participation -- The Conference Convenes -- Splinter Chiefs -- Cox And Faisal -- An Agreement With Ibn Saud -- Chapter Four: The Conflict Between Cox and Faisal -- The Treaty Problem -- The Muntafiq Problem -- Ms Bell Speaks Out -- The Ministers And The Treaty -- Tension Intensifies.

The Najaf Meeting -- The Cabinet Resigns -- Parties Founded -- Exciting Incident -- Amazing Encounter -- Hitting The Opposition -- Stance Of Yasin Al-Hashimi -- The King Changes Stance -- Chapter Five: The Banishment Of Sheikh Mahdi Al-Khalisi -- The New Opposition -- Al-Sa`doun Succeeds Al-Naqeeb -- The New Cabinet -- A Policy Change -- Turkish Threat Exacerbated -- Back To Prohibition -- Preliminaries -- Al-Khalisi Arrested -- How The Arrest Was Made -- The Mujtahids' Movement -- An Incident In Hilla -- The King In The Mid-Euphrates Region -- The Mujtahids In Iran -- Al-Khalisi In Basra -- Al-Khalisi A Pilgrim -- Al-Khalisi In Qum -- Al-Khalisi In Khurasan -- Al-Khalisi's Demise -- Chapter Six: The `Askari Administration -- Negotiating With The Mujtahids -- The Mujtahids' Return -- The Return Of Both Muhammeds -- Process Of Elections -- The Founding Assembly Convenes -- Opposition Once Again -- The Opposition's Method -- Assassination Attempted -- Al-Hashimi's Behavior -- Crisis Intensifies -- Speech Competition -- Loyal Newspapers' Campaign -- Dobbs Is Angry -- A Memorable Night -- Al-Hashimi From Negative To Positive -- Conclusion: The Growth Of Political Awareness In Modern Iraq -- Training Period -- Between The Afandis And The Mullas -- A Turning Point -- A Worthwhile Objection.