2015/03/01 by Sargon Donabed · 2 citations
Arts and Humanities · Social Sciences · #Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies #Oral History, Memory, Narrative Analysis #Philosophy, History, and Historiography
paper · doi:10.3366/edinburgh/9780748686025.001.0001
openalex publication_date 2015/03/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/31
Who are the Assyrians and what role did they play in shaping modern Iraq? Were they simply bystanders, victims of collateral damage who played a passive role in the history of the country? How have they negotiated their position throughout various periods of Iraq's state-building processes? This book details the narrative and history of Iraq in the 20th century and reinserts the Assyrian experience as an integral part of Iraq's broader contemporary historiography. It is the first comprehensive account to contextualize this native people's experience alongside the developmental processes of the modern Iraqi state. Using primary and secondary data, this book offers a nuanced exploration of the dynamics that have affected and determined the trajectory of the Assyrians' experience in 20th century Iraq.