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Saddam Hussein´s Ba´th Party: Inside an Authoritarian Regime
Joseph Sassoon
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Paperback. A unique and revealing portrait of Saddam Hussein's Iraq which was every bit as authoritarian and brutal as Stalin's Russia or Mao's China. Num Pages: 338 pages, 16 b/w illus. 1 map 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; HBJF1; HBWS5; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 44. Inside an Authoritarian Regime. 336 pages, 16 b/w illus. 1 map 6 tables. A unique and revealing portrait of Saddam Hussein's Iraq which was every bit as authoritarian and brutal as Stalin's Russia or Mao's China. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1FBQ; HBJF1; HBWS5; HRH. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 20. Weight: 446.
The Ba'th Party came to power in 1968 and remained for thirty-five years, until the 2003 US invasion. Under the leadership of Saddam Hussein, who became president of Iraq in 1979, a powerful authoritarian regime was created based on a system of violence and an extraordinary surveillance network, as well as reward schemes and incentives for supporters of the party. The true horrors of this regime have been exposed for the first time through a massive archive of government documents captured by the United States after the fall of Saddam Hussein. It is these documents that form the basis of ... Read more
The Ba'th Party came to power in 1968 and remained for thirty-five years, until the 2003 US invasion. Under the leadership of Saddam Hussein, who became president of Iraq in 1979, a powerful authoritarian regime was created based on a system of violence and an extraordinary surveillance network, as well as reward schemes and incentives for supporters of the party. The true horrors of this regime have been exposed for the first time through a massive archive of government documents captured by the United States after the fall of Saddam Hussein. It is these documents that form the basis of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Number of Pages
338
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521149150
SKU
V9780521149150
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About Joseph Sassoon
Joseph Sassoon is Adjunct Professor at the Center for Contemporary Arabic Studies at Georgetown University. He is the author of numerous books including Economic Policy in Iraq, 1932–1950 (1987) and The Iraqi Refugees: The New Crisis in the Middle East (2009).
Reviews for Saddam Hussein´s Ba´th Party: Inside an Authoritarian Regime
'Sassoon's writing is calm and deliberate.' The Times Literary Supplement 'In Saddam Hussein's Ba'th Party: Inside an Authoritarian Regime, Joseph Sassoon has worked his way through the meticulous records in the archives to put together what is a fascinating portrait of the regime, explaining how the Ba'th Party was organized, its relationship with the army, the security organizations, the personality ... Read more