Providing background information about the climate and geography of Iraq, the author then goes on to give a detailed account of the peoples, mammals, insects and plants that define the Middle Eastern country.
Informed by the author's extensive fieldwork in Iraq, this work is an invaluable resource for those interested in the anthropology of Iraq. Providing the reader first with important background information about the geography and climate of Iraq, the author goes on to give a detailed account of its peoples, presenting information on their physical characteristics and health in clear prose as well as in numerous readable tables. The work is supplemented by appendices which describe Iraq's mammals, insects and plants.
