Republic of Fear
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| Author | : Samir Al-Khalil |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 310 |
| Release | : 1991-10-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0788191810 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780788191817 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (10 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Republic of Fear by : Samir Al-Khalil
Book excerpt: Describes what he calls "the most ruthless regime in the world," that of Saddam Hussein & his Ba'th Party in Iraq. Shows the importance of the obsessive fabrication of "enemies," & the tortuous logic that compels Hussein to maintain a state of perpetual alert against the enemies of Arabism both inside & outside the country. Explains how such a state could be created in the late 20th century. Chapters: a chronology from 1918; the Ba'thist polity: institutions of violence; a world of fear; Ba'thism & the masses, & authority; the legitimation of Ba'thism: Pan-Arabism & Iraq, formation of the Ba'th, & the legitimation of Iraqi Ba'thism. Purges of high-ranking, 1968-1989.
