Britain in Iraq - Contriving King and Country : Contriving King and Country 1914-1932

Notes on Transliteration vii Abbreviations viii Foreword ix Albert Hourani Preface to the Second Edition xi Preface to the First Edition xv Maps xvii Introduction 1(7) From the Outbreak of War to the Cairo Conference, 1914--1921 8(34) From the Cairo Conference to the Ratification of the Anglo-Iraq Treaty, March 1921 -- September 1924 42(23) Oil, Boundaries and Insolvency: Political and Economic Problems, 1924--1926 65(28) The Years of Frustration, 1926--1929 93(28) Prelude to Independence, 1929--1932 121(40) Tenurial, Revenue and Tribal Policy 161(21) Defence and Internal Security: The Role of the Iraq Army and the RAF 182(11) Educational Policy 193(17) The Mandate and its Legacy 210(9) Appendix I: A Note on Shi'i Politics 219(14) Appendix II: Tenurial and Taxation Arrangements in `Amara Liwa Under the Mandate 233(12) Notes 245(44) Bibliography 289(16) Index of Persons and Places 305(8) Index of Subjects and Themes 313