iraq

"Examines this violent extremism, armed conflict, and unrest, studies the reasons why it has flared up, and looks at how people have tried to resolve these situations"-- Provided by publisher.

Where was Mesopotamia located? What did ancient Mesopotamian society look like? What did the people who lived there do for fun? As readers discover the answers to these and other questions about ancient Mesopotamia, they are encouraged to see the similarities and differences between this civilization and others of the past and present. The well-researched main text exposes young people to a different culture, which is further highlighted in fact boxes and sidebars. This essential social studies curriculum topic is presented in an engaging way through exciting design elements, including timelines, maps, and historical and contemporary images.

Badeeah Hassan, a Yazidi woman from Iraq, relates her story of captivity and escape from ISIS.

Chronicles the friendship between Marine Major Brian Dennis and Nubs, a pack leader of wild dogs in Iraq who bonded with Dennis, but when Dennis was relocated seventy miles away and could not bring the dog with him, Nubs traveled across the freezing desert to find his human friend.

Explores the great empires that flourished during the first and second centuries BC in Mesopotamia, the land between the Tigris and Euphrates River, in what is today known as Iraq.

An uprecedented biography. drawn from the author's exclusive access to high-ranking defectors, intelligence officials, and even Saddam's own relatives.

Voices against the sanctions document the human, environmental, and social toll of the United States - led war against Iraq, including ideas of how people can help end the sanctions.

Provides for young readers a history on Mesopotamia using simple text, photographs, and illustrations.

The story of how Iraqi exile, Ahmad Chalabi manipulated the American government, under the presidency of George W. Bush, to have a war in Iraq. He was part of the neoconservative movement to use American power abroad to advocate democracy.