Introduction: Identity, urbanization, and citizenship -- Assyrians and the Iraqi Communist Party -- The role of Assyrians and communists in the Kurdish Uprising (1961-1975) -- Between reconciliation and repression : Ba'thist policies towards the Assyrians in the 1970s -- Compliance, negotiation, resistance : Assyrian press and popular culture (1970s-1980s) -- The re-establishment of the Assyrian nationalist political movement (1970s-1980s) -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1: Census data tables -- Appendix 2: The 'Simele' song
Summary
Examines the role of minorities and identity in twentieth-century Iraqi political and cultural history through the relationship between the state and the Assyrians
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 28, 2022)
