Includes bibliographical references (p. 144).

Aspects of a modern capital in construction, 1920-1950 / Caecilia Pieri -- Baghdad, a palimpsest -- The city between the two empires: 1860-1917 -- Entering the Modern Era : a colonial project : stakes and paradoxes -- The 1930s : building a country, building a capital -- The 1940s : the mutation of references -- Conclusion : from urban planning to national planning -- Viewpoints / Caecilia Pieri -- Urban perspectives : the well-regulated city -- Façades : the smooth and the textured -- Passages : from the Hosh to the Hull -- Roofs, terraces, and balconies : suspended vistas -- The arch and the column : Varia -- Sculpted detail : a modern calligraphy -- The secret color -- Appendix -- Brief chronology.