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A History of Iraq by Charles Tripp is reviewed.

Without economic history, economics runs the risk of being too abstract or parochial, of failing to notice precedents, trends and cycles, of overlooking the long-run and thus misunderstanding 'how we got here'. Recent financial and economic crises illustrate spectacularly how the economics profession has not learnt from its past. This book addresses this problem by demonstrating the power of historical thinking in economic research. The authors bring together important voices in the field to show readers how they can use their existing economics training to explore different facets of economic history.

Europe in the world -- War and the state : government, knowledge, and society -- Struggles for dominance : land -- Struggles for dominance : sea -- Struggles for dominance : outside Europe -- The nature of conflict -- Limited and indecisive? -- The American War of Independence

Intro -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- Alice Allison Dunnigan -- Bessie Coleman -- Charles Hamilton Houston -- Daisy Bates -- Eartha Kitt -- Fritz Pollard -- Guion Bluford Jr. -- Henrietta Lacks -- Ida B. Wells-Barnett -- Joe Louis -- Kwame Ture -- Langston Hughes -- Maya Angelou -- Nance Legins-Costley -- Oscar Micheaux -- P. B. S. Pinchback -- Queen Latifah -- Rebecca Lee Crumpler -- Sidney Poitier -- Tarana Burke -- Unita Blackwell -- Victor Glover -- Wally Amos -- Xernona Clayton -- Yolanda King -- Zoe Saldana -- About the Author -- About the Illustrator.