Republic of Fear The Politics of Modern Iraq

Name: Republic of Fear The Politics of Modern Iraq
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ISBN: 9780520214392

ISBN-10: 0520214390

ISBN-13: 9780520214392

Edition: 2nd 1998 (Revised)

Authors: Kanan Makiya

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First published in 1989, just before the Gulf War broke out, Republic of Fear was the only book that explained the motives of the Saddam Hussein regime in invading and annexing Kuwait. This edition, updated in 1998, has a substantial introduction focusing on the changes in Hussein's regime since the Gulf War. In 1968 a coup d'eacute;tat brought into power an extraordinary regime in Iraq, one that stood apart from other regimes in the Middle East. Between 1968 and 1980, this new regime, headed by the Arab Ba'th Socialist party, used ruthless repression and relentless organization to transform the way Iraqis think and react to political questions. In just twelve years, a party of a few…

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List price: $31.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 6/15/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 360
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English

Kanan Makiya was born in Baghdad. He is the author of several works of nonfiction, including "Republic of Fear" & "The Monument" (both originally published under a pseudonym), & the award-winning "Cruelty & Silence". He currently directs the Iraq Research & Documentation Project at Harvard University & teaches at Brandeis University. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.



Introduction to the 1998 Paperback Edition Note to the Reader



The Ba'Thist Polity



Institutions of Violence



A World of Fear



Ba'thism and the Masses



Authority



The Legitimation of Ba'Thism



Pan-Arabism and Iraq



Formation of the Ba'th



The Legitimation of Iraqi Ba'thism


Conclusion: The Final Catastrophe


Appendix


Index


Chronology