Faith in the Future: Nostalgic Nationalism and 1950s Baghdad
Were the 1950s a golden age in Iraq? This article explores the relationship between history, memory and nationalism in the Iraqi context. It was a time of considerable economic growth and exciting artistic output and experiments. At the same time, it was also a time of political corruption and revol...
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| Medienart: | Elektronisch Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Verfügbarkeit prüfen: | HBZ Gateway |
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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2011
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History compass
Jahr: 2011, Band: 9, Heft: 10, Seiten: 802-817 |
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| Zusammenfassung: | Were the 1950s a golden age in Iraq? This article explores the relationship between history, memory and nationalism in the Iraqi context. It was a time of considerable economic growth and exciting artistic output and experiments. At the same time, it was also a time of political corruption and revolutionary zeal. The 1950s ended with a revolution that overthrew the British imposed Hashemite Monarchy that marked a distinct end of an era. |
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| ISSN: | 1478-0542 |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: History compass
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-0542.2011.00801.x |
