{"product_id":"banking-on-baghdad-inside-iraqs-7000year-history-of-war-profit-and-conflict-9780471773498","title":"Banking on Baghdad: Inside Iraq's 7 000-Year History of War  Profit  and Conflict","description":"\u003cp\u003eNew York Times and international bestselling author Edwin Black uncovers Iraqs hidden economy and the companies that profit from its upheaval Big business and global warfare have long been fiery and symbiotic forces in Iraq. Banking on Baghdad tells the dramatic and tragic history of a land long the center of world commerce-and documents the many ways Iraqs recent history mirrors its tumultuous past. Tracing the involvement of Western governments and militaries  as well as oil  banking  and other corporate interests in Iraq  Black shows that today  just as yesterday  the world needs Iraqs resources-and is always willing to fight and invade in order to acquire and protect them. While demonstrating that Iraq itself is partially to blame for its current state of turmoil  Black does not shy away from the uncomfortable truth that war and profit have also played an equal part in creating the Iraq we know today. Just as he did in IBM and the Holocaust  Black exposes the hidden associations between leading corporations  war  and oil-such as the astonishing connections between Nazi Germany  Iraq  and the Holocaust. He exposes the war and race-based profiteering by some of the worlds most prestigious corporations  as well as the political and economic ties between the Bush administration and the companies that gain handsomely from its foreign policy. Just as he did in War Against the Weak  Black offers a compelling blend of history and contemporary investigative journalism that spans a century and eschews easy answers for complicated questions. Edwin Black (Washington  DC) is the award-winning New York Times bestselling author of IBM and the Holocaust  The Transfer Agreement  and War Against the Weak. His journalism has appeared in the Washington Post  The Village Voice  The Sunday Times (of London)  and The Los Angeles Times.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45277059612725,"sku":"ByrdShop_0471773492","price":98.67,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780471773498.jpg?v=1780571014","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/banking-on-baghdad-inside-iraqs-7000year-history-of-war-profit-and-conflict-9780471773498","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}