Banking on Baghdad : Inside Iraq's 7,000-Year History of War, Profit, and Conflict
New York Times and international bestselling author Edwin Black uncovers Iraq's hidden economy and the companies that profit from its upheavalBig business and global warfare have long been fiery and symbiotic forces in Iraq. Banking on Baghdad tells the dramatic and tragic history of a land long the center of world commerce-and documents the many ways Iraq's recent history mirrors its tumultuous past. Tracing the involvementof Western governments and militaries, as well as oil, banking, and other corporate interests in Iraq, Black shows that today, just as yesterday, the world needs Iraq's res
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Banking On Baghdad; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Notes On Usage; Part One From Cradle to Crossroads; Part Two Fumes; Part Three War and Petropolitics; Part Four The Continuing Conflict; Notes; Major Sources; Index