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Achaemenid Royal Inscriptions: Full text of the inscriptions of the Achaemenid Persian kings in Old Persian, Elamite, Akkadian, and, where appropriate, Aramaic and Egyptian with English translations. Includes inscriptions from Persepolis and Naqsh-i Rustam, a bibliography, photographs, and plans.
Author: University of Chicago Oriental Institute
Subjects: iran, iraq
DeweyClass: 935
Resource type: documents, images
Arab Net: Iraq: Brief details of the history and geography of Iraq, as well as business, culture, government and transport information.
Author: Saudi Research & Marketing Group
Subjects: iraq
DeweyClass: 956.7
Resource type: documents
BBC History: Wars and Conflict: BBC resource offering essays, articles, multimedia resources, virtual tours of war trenches, battle animations, educational games, interactive exhibitions, picture galleries, timelines, and biographies of historic figures pertaining to war and conflict since the 10th century. Includes chapters on the Norman Conquest, the English Civil War, World War One, World War Two, the Cold War, and the Northern Ireland conflict. Also includes analysis and contextualisation of September 11th, the Iraq conflict, and various other topics. Within each chapter, users can browse material relating to a variety of war categories, each encompassing a plethora of resources and comprising numerous formats, as well as audiovisual materials culled from the BBC radio and television archive. Audiovisual materials require Real Player and interactive resources require Flash.
Author: BBC
Subjects: british history from 1800, first world war, iraq, northern ireland, second world war, warfare
DeweyClass: 355.02
Resource type: articles, documents, moving images
CIA World Factbook: Iraq: Basic reference information about Iraq, including details of geography, people, economy, government, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues. Geographical information includes area, population, flag, maps, high and low points, co-ordinates, boundary length, border countries, climate, land use and natural resources.
Author: CIA
Subjects: iraq
DeweyClass: 915.67
Resource type: document
Ethnologue Language Database: Iraq: A catalogue of all the languages and dialects spoken in Iraq, with details of the numbers of speakers of each language. Also some demographic data such as rates of literacy, blindness and deafness.
Author: Summer Institute of Linguistics
Subjects: iraq
DeweyClass: 409.567
Resource type: document
Fog of War: Explanation and analysis of the 42-day Persian Gulf War in 1991, between the USA and Iraq. Includes archive information, news articles and personal comment.
Author: Washington Post
Subjects: iraq, united states history from 1900, warfare
DeweyClass: 956.70442
Resource type: documents
Frontline: The Gulf War: Stories from surviving soldiers of the Gulf War, including British soldier Andy McNab, with timelines, maps, audio files, and a report on Gulf War syndrome.
Author: Public Broadcasting Service
Subjects: iraq, kuwait, middle east, military history, warfare
DeweyClass: 956.70442
Resource type: documents
Iraq Country Report on Human Rights Practices for 2006: Detailed assessment of human rights practices in Iraq. Topics assessed include torture, arbitrary detention or exile, fair public trial, freedom of speech and press, freedom of assembly, movement and religion; democratic rights, worker rights, and discrimination based on race, sex, religion, disability, language, or social status.
Author: US Department of State
Subjects: iraq
DeweyClass: 323.567
Resource type: document
Iraq Foundation: The Foundation was established by Iraqis in 1991 as an independent, non-partisan, non-sectarian and non-ethnic organization. Its mission is to promote democracy, human rights and civil society in Iraq. Contains the latest news and announcements regarding Iraq and details a number of projects regarding humanitarianism and the development of democracy.
Author: The Iraq Foundation
Subjects: iraq, warfare
DeweyClass: 956.7
Resource type: news
Iraq: The Cradle of Civilization at Risk: As a consequence of extensive political upheaval and military conflict in the region, there has been great consternation about the future of antiquities and archaeological expeditions within Iraq. This resource offers an assemblage of materials gleaned from discussion boards and scholarly resources to inform users of the breadth and importance of the material reminders of those ancient civilizations located within Iraq's borders. The collection is divided into five sections, including a compilation of recent articles and documents relating to the protection of cultural property and details of ongoing archaeological projects within the country. Selected documents are also available in German and French.
Author: Blank, Ralf; Marra, Stephanie & Sollbach-Papeler, Margit
Subjects: archaeology, archaeology education, archaeology links, iraq, middle east
DeweyClass: 935
Resource type: documents, images
Iraq's Weapons of Mass Destruction: Assessment of the British Government: British government dossier presenting intelligence on Iraq's WMD (Weapons of Mass Destruction). Covers chemical, biological, nuclear, and ballistic missile programs and traces the history of UN weapons inspections.
Author: Stationery Office
Subjects: iraq, nuclear weapons
DeweyClass: 320.9
Resource type: document
Library of Congress Country Studies: Iraq: Detailed handbook describing the history of Iraq and analysing its political, economic, social, and national security systems and institutions, the interrelationships of those systems and the ways they are shaped by cultural factors. Particular attention is given to the people who make up the society, their origins, dominant beliefs and values, common interests and the issues on which they are divided, and their attitudes toward each other and toward their social system and political order.
Author: Library of Congress
Subjects: iraq
DeweyClass: 956.7
Resource type: documents
Maps of the Middle East: Set of political and relief maps produced by the CIA covering all the countries in the Arabian Peninsula and the Middle East, including several maps of Iraq, Kuwait and Kurdish areas in the Middle East.
Author: Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection, University of Texas at Austin
Subjects: bahrain, iran, iraq, israel, jordan, kuwait, lebanon, maps of asia, middle east, oman, qatar, saudi arabia, syria, united arab emirates, yemen
DeweyClass: 912.56
Resource type: map collection
Model League of Arab States: Iraq: Summary of the nature and structure of government of Iraq, with links to several other resources about the country.
Author: Haynes, Ed
Subjects: iraq
DeweyClass: 351.567
Resource type: document
Political Resources on the Net: Iraq: Listing of political resources relevant to Iraq, with links to parties, organisations, government, media and results of recent elections, where available.
Author: Torre Argentina Societa di Servizi - Agora telematica Division
Subjects: iraq
DeweyClass: 320.9567
Resource type: documents, index
Shaking Hands with Saddam Hussein: The US Tilts Toward Iraq, 1980-1984: Collection of digitised documents, now declassified under United States Freedom of Information legislation. The United State's diplomatic relations with Iraq from the early to mid 1980s are outlined and personal memos to Iraqi officials and their replies are included. Documents are contextualised by the inclusion of an extended historical essay introducing the complexities of the Iran-Iraq conflict and US foreign policy in the region. Documents are available in pdf only.
Author: The National Security Archive
Subjects: international relations, iraq, united states government, united states political history
DeweyClass: 327.730567
Resource type: documents
United for Peace and Justice: Group comprising national, regional, and local groups throughout the US dedicated to preventing the war against Iraq. The group's online resource publicises anti-war related events and keeps readers informed of the latest news on the situation.
Author: United for Peace and Justice
Subjects: iraq, peace and conflict, united states of america
DeweyClass: 320.9
Resource type: news
United Nations Office of the Iraq Programme: The full text of UN Resolution 986, the Memorandum of Understanding between the UN and the Government of Iraq, the latest relevant documents, press releases and news, a chronology of documents related to the resolution since its inception, and the distribution plan for essential humanitarian supplies submitted by the Government of Iraq to the United Nations.
Author: United Nations
Subjects: international law, iraq, united nations
DeweyClass: 341
Resource type: documents
War Report - Iraq War and Afghan Aftermath: Contains articles, research, editorials, papers, and other documents pertaining to the present situation in both Iraq and Afghanistan. Individual resources are selected by academics, policy makers and scientists and include special reports delivered by the United Nations and the latest reports relating to the status of weapons inspections in Iraq. Also contains links to news coverage from around the world, including the Guardian, BBC News, Washington Post, The Observer, Eurasian Insight, and The Global Affairs Commentary.
Author: Project on Defence Alternatives
Subjects: afghanistan, iraq, warfare
DeweyClass: 341.2
Resource type: articles, documents, index
World Travel Guide: Iraq: Basic reference information about Iraq, such as area, capital, population, population density, geography, language, religion, time zone, history and government, plus business and social information, including details of accommodation, addresses, climate, regions, travel, visas, passports, money, health and public holidays.
Author: Columbus Press
Subjects: iraq
DeweyClass: 915.67
Resource type: documents