Juan Romero earned his Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin. He taught Middle East history at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. from 2008-2009. He currently teaches Middle East history at Western Kentucky University at Bowling Green.

A remarkable volume on the controversial 1958 Iraqi revolution.

• Chapter 1 List of FiguresChapter 2 List of TablesChapter 3 Note on TransliterationChapter 4 PrefaceChapter 5 AcknowledgementsChapter 6 IntroductionChapter 7 1. Internal DevelopmentsChapter 8 2. Regional SecurityChapter 9 3. Repression and ExploitationChapter 10 4. Intelligence and InfluenceChapter 11 5. The Fertile CrescentChapter 12 6. The Free Officers MovementChapter 13 7. A Coup and a RevolutionChapter 14 8. State: Structure and ReformChapter 15 9. International ReactionsChapter 16 10. Qasim's Foreign PolicyChapter 17 11. Arab Unity and DiscordChapter 18 ConclusionChapter 19 FiguresChapter 20 TablesChapter 21 BibliographyChapter 22 IndexChapter 23 About the Author

Juan Romero earned his Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin. He taught Middle East history at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. from 2008-2009. He currently teaches Middle East history at Western Kentucky University at Bowling Green.

A remarkable volume on the controversial 1958 Iraqi revolution.

• Chapter 1 List of FiguresChapter 2 List of TablesChapter 3 Note on TransliterationChapter 4 PrefaceChapter 5 AcknowledgementsChapter 6 IntroductionChapter 7 1. Internal DevelopmentsChapter 8 2. Regional SecurityChapter 9 3. Repression and ExploitationChapter 10 4. Intelligence and InfluenceChapter 11 5. The Fertile CrescentChapter 12 6. The Free Officers MovementChapter 13 7. A Coup and a RevolutionChapter 14 8. State: Structure and ReformChapter 15 9. International ReactionsChapter 16 10. Qasim's Foreign PolicyChapter 17 11. Arab Unity and DiscordChapter 18 ConclusionChapter 19 FiguresChapter 20 TablesChapter 21 BibliographyChapter 22 IndexChapter 23 About the Author

Juan Romero earned his Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin. He taught Middle East history at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. from 2008-2009. He currently teaches Middle East history at Western Kentucky University at Bowling Green.

A remarkable volume on the controversial 1958 Iraqi revolution.

• Chapter 1 List of FiguresChapter 2 List of TablesChapter 3 Note on TransliterationChapter 4 PrefaceChapter 5 AcknowledgementsChapter 6 IntroductionChapter 7 1. Internal DevelopmentsChapter 8 2. Regional SecurityChapter 9 3. Repression and ExploitationChapter 10 4. Intelligence and InfluenceChapter 11 5. The Fertile CrescentChapter 12 6. The Free Officers MovementChapter 13 7. A Coup and a RevolutionChapter 14 8. State: Structure and ReformChapter 15 9. International ReactionsChapter 16 10. Qasim's Foreign PolicyChapter 17 11. Arab Unity and DiscordChapter 18 ConclusionChapter 19 FiguresChapter 20 TablesChapter 21 BibliographyChapter 22 IndexChapter 23 About the Author