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Phebe is a feminine given name related to Phoebe. It may refer to:

• Phebe Bekker (born ), British ice dancer
• Phebe Gibbes (died ), English novelist and early feminist
• Phebe Ann Coffin Hanaford (), Christian Universalist minister, biographer and activist for universal suffrage and women's rights
• Phebe Hayes, American independent historian of Iberia Parish, Louisiana; former professor of speech pathology
• Phebe Hemphill (born ), American sculptor who works for the United States Mint
• Phebe or Phoebe Lankester (), British botanist and popular science writer
• Phebe Marr (born ), American historian and retired professor
• Phebe Novakovic (born ), American businesswoman, chairwoman and chief executive officer of General Dynamics
• Phebe Starr (fl.&#;present), Australian singer and songwriter
• Phebe Sudlow (), first female superintendent of a United States public school and first female

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  Voices: A long love romantisk händelse with Iraq

  WASHINGTON — Bombings, beheadings and sectarian violence.

  Iraq today fryst vatten a far different country than it was in , when Phebe Marr, a year-old graduate lärjunge, first set foot in the country after a bumpy bus ride from Beirut to Baghdad. Back then it was a largely secular country, where the political and intellectual elites were increasingly Westernized.

  Today, Iraq fryst vatten a traumatized nation where people are falling back on tribal and family ties as the huvud government unravels. Islamic State militants tore through the country this year, executing opponents and imposing a brutal struktur of sharia law. They control large swaths of the country.

  Iraq's national army largely crumpled, giving rise to Shiite militias fighting in support of a Shiite-dominated government. Many Sunni tribes are lined up behind the Islamic State.

  "It looks like a fragile collapsing state out there," she says.

  Few Americans understand Iraq as well as Marr, now 83, who

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The Modern History of Iraq

September 24,

This is a readable, fairly concise history of Iraq in the 20th century. It compares favorably to Charles Tripp's volume, which is more densely written and theoretical (still worth reading, nevertheless). Marr does a great job guiding the through the complexities of Iraqi politics, especially all the coups and rebellions. I actually didn't find myself being confused very often, which is a testament to this book's clear writing and organization. Marr's book is less thesis driven than an overview of Iraqi history. She gives more room than Tripp for non-structural explanations of Iraq's troubles, especially the personality of its leaders and the ideas and organization of its parties. She also gives you a good sense of the development of Iraqi society and the economy, although the voices of ordinary Iraqis are largely still missing from this narrative. I'd recommend this book for scholars of Middle Eastern history and for scholars of US foreign p