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The second chapter impressively captures the nuances of early Iraq and the formation of its competing parties/ideologies. While it has its faults in regards to the massacres of Assyrians in 1933, it illustrated the longstanding implications of the atrocities committed by the army. In essence, the state would determine that the most effective way for it to deal with its defiant groups was to brutally subdue them.
— Jul 11, 2022 07:07AM
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Neil
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So far, the first two chapters of this book have been very informative on state-building and the complex dynamics of mandate/early Iraq. However, the book has shortcomings, especially regarding the so-called "Assyrian issue." Franzen fails to capture the Assyrian perspective, which is characterized by insecurity, vilification, and betrayal, as he rather depends on British and Iraqi (mainly Arab) accounts of 1933.
— Jun 26, 2022 09:30AM
