Preface, by Gary G. Sick Introduction, by Reeva S. Simon and Eleanor H. Tejirian 1: The View from Basra: Southern Iraq's Reaction to War and Occupation, 1915-1925, by Judith S. Yaphe 2: The View from Baghdad, by Reeva S. Simon 3: Mosul Questions: Economy, Identity, and Annexation, by Sarah Shields 4: The Evolution of the Iran-Iraq Border, by Lawrence G. Potter 5:A Kemalist Gambit: A View of the Political Negotiations in the Determination of the Turkish-Iraqi Border, by David Cuthell 6: Kurds and the Formation of the State of Iraq, 1917-1932, by M. R. Izady 7: The Oil Resources of Iraq: Their Role in the Policies of the Great Powers, by George E. Gruen 8: Russia from Empire to Revolution, by Peter J. Sinnott 9: Britain, France, and the Diplomatic Agreements, by David Fromkin 10: The United States, the Ottoman Empire, and the Postwar Settlement, by Eleanor H. Tejirian Postscript Additional Readings