Books by Yitzhak Nakash
The Shi’is of Iraq
by Yitzhak Nakash
Nakash really breaks new ground in our knowledge of how the modern Shi’is of Iraq were formed. He shows us that they were formed by essentially a process of settlement by the nomadic tribes of Iraq of the 19th century. They were Sunni Arab tribes largely, but as they settled in the south of the country they adopted Shi’ism. It is the reason why today we find tribes in Iraq that have both Shi’i members and Sunni members and it shows you the very close organic development between these two communities which are often portrayed as so different.
Interviews where books by Yitzhak Nakash were recommended
The best books on The History of Iraq, recommended by Kanan Makiya
The Iraqi democracy and civil rights campaigner says the Iran-Iraq war is one of the single largest unappreciated great events of modern Middle Eastern history. He chooses the best books on Iraqi history.
