Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-340) and index.
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Faculty Collection -- Smolansky, Bettie M. -- Professor Sociology Dept.
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INTRODUCTION: The nature of influence relationships -- Soviet-Iraqi relations, 1958-1980
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PART ONE: Domestic problems -- Nationalization of the Oil Industry -- The Kurdish Question -- The Iraqi Communist Party
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PART TWO: Regional problems -- The Persian Gulf, 1968-1975: Problems of security and stability -- The Persian Gulf, 1975-1980: Problems of security and stability -- The Iran-Iraq War -- Conclusion: The lessions of the Soviet Quest for influence in Iraq.