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Iraq
Index
The authors wish to acknowledge the contributions of the
following individuals who wrote the 1979 edition of Iraq: A
Country Study: Laraine Newhouse Carter, Angus MacPherson,
Darrel R. Eglin, Rinn S. Shinn, and James D. Rudolph. Their work
provided the organization of the present volume, as well as
substantial portions of the text.
The authors are grateful to individuals in various government
agencies and private institutions who gave their time, research
materials, and expertise to the production of this book. The
authors also wish to thank members of the Federal Research
Division who contributed directly to the preparation of the
manuscript. These people include Thomas Collelo, who reviewed all
drafts and graphic material; Richard F. Nyrop, who reviewed all
drafts and who served as liaison with the sponsoring agency; and
Martha E. Hopkins, who managed editing and production. Also
involved in preparing the text were editorial assistants Barbara
Edgerton and Izella Watson.
Individual chapters were edited by Sharon Costello, Vincent
Ercolano, Ruth Nieland, and Gage Ricard. Carolyn Hinton performed
the final prepublication editorial review, and Shirley Kessel
compiled the index. Diann Johnson of the Library of Congress
Composing Unit prepared the camera-ready copy, under the
supervision of Peggy Pixley.
Special thanks are owed to David P. Cabitto, who designed the
cover artwork and the illustrations on the title page of each
chapter. Invaluable graphics support also was provided by Sandra
K. Cotugno and Kimberly A. Lord. Harriett R. Blood assisted in
preparing the final maps.
The authors would like to thank several individuals who
provided research and operational support. Arvies J. Staton
supplied information on ranks and insignia, Ly H. Burnham
assisted in obtaining demographic data, Afaf S. McGowan assisted
in obtaining photographs, and Gwendolyn B. Batts assisted in word
processing.
Finally, the authors acknowledge the generosity of the many
individuals and public and private agencies who allowed their
photographs to be used in this study.
Data as of May 1988
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