The Creation of Iraq, 1914-1921 / edited by Reeva Spector Simon and Eleanor H. Tejirian.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [169]-170) and index.

Foreword / Gary Sick -- Introduction / Reeva Spector Simon and Eleanor H. Tejirian -- 1. The view from Basra : southern Iraq's reaction to war and occupation, 1915-1925 / Judith S. Yaphe -- 2. The view from Baghdad / Reeva Spector Simon -- 3. Mosul questions : economy, identity, and annexation / Sarah Shields -- 4. The evolution of the Iran-Iraq border / Lawrence G. Potter -- 5. A Kemalist gambit : a view of the political negotiations in the determination of the Turkish-Iraqi border / David Cuthell -- 6. Kurds and the formation of the state of Iraq, 1917-1932 / M. R. Izady -- 7. The oil resources of Iraq : their role in the policies of the great powers / George E. Gruen -- 8. Russia from empire to revolution : the illusion of the emerging nation state in the South Caucasus and beyond / Peter Sinnott -- 9. Britain, France, and the diplomatic agreements / David Fromkin -- 10. The United States, the Ottoman empire, and the postwar settlement / Eleanor H. Tejirian -- App. The Sykes-Picot Agreement of 1916.