My Memoirs: Half a Century of the History of Iraq and the Arab Cause

My Memoirs: Half a Century of the History of Iraq and the Arab Cause

written by Tawfiq al-Suwaydi, 1892-1968 (Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2013, originally published 2013), 565 page(s)

This is a sample. For full access:

Please choose from the following options to gain full access to this content

Log in via your academic institution

Details

Abstract / Summary
These memoirs of the distinguished Iraqi statesman Tawfiq al-Suwaydi (1892-1968) evocatively recapture a now largely vanished Arab world—and are an eloquent reminder that Iraq was once a far more open and tolerant society than it is today. Al-Suwaydi served as Iraq's prime minister three times (1929, 1946, 1950), as foreign minister on numerous occasions, and as ambassador to Iran, the League of Nations, and the United Nations. He frequently undertook sensitive diplomatic missions on behalf of the Iraqi monarchy. Among the major world figures with whom he interacted personally were Kemal Ataturk, Adnan Menderes, Gamal Abdul Nasser, Chaim Weizmann, David Ben Gurion, John Foster Dulles, Anthony Eden, George Curzon, Benito Mussolini, George Antonius, and Kings Abdullah, Faisal, Hussein, and Ibn Saud. From this vantage point, he wrote with an insider's detail about the diplomatic, political, and geostrategic issues that vexed Iraq and the entire Arab world from the early twentieth century through mid-1960s. A comprehensive essay by Antony T. Sullivan, senior associate for Middle East affairs at TerraBuilt Corporation International, introduces this first English-language edition of the memoirs.
Field of Interest
Religion & Thought
Author
Tawfiq al-Suwaydi, 1892-1968
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2013 by Lynne Rienner Publishers
Content Type
General reference book
Duration
0 sec
Format
Text
Original Publication Date
2013
Page Count
565
Publication Year
2013
Publisher
Lynne Rienner Publishers
Place Published / Released
Boulder, CO
Subject
Religion & Thought, Social Sciences, Community, المجتمع, Umma, Jama'a, Communauté, Gemeinde, קְהִלָה, Comunidade, Comunidad, Irak, Iraque, Iraq, Political Views, Government, Islam, Iraqis
Translator
Nancy N. Roberts, fl. 2013
Keywords and Translated Subjects
المجتمع, Umma, Jama'a, Communauté, Gemeinde, קְהִלָה, Comunidade, Comunidad, Irak, Iraque

View my Options

View Now

Create an account and get 24 hours access for free.

Spaces are not allowed; punctuation is not allowed except for periods, hyphens, apostrophes, and underscores.
Please enter a valid e-mail address. All e-mails from the system will be sent to this address. The e-mail address is not made public and will only be used if you wish to receive a new password or wish to receive certain news or notifications by e-mail.
This email will be your username
This is the name displayed to others on any playlists or clips you share
×