Saddam Hussein's Ba'th Party : inside an authoritarian regime / Joseph Sassoon.
Saddam Hussein's Ba'th Party : inside an authoritarian regime / Joseph Sassoon.
Saddam Hussein's Ba'th Party : inside an authoritarian regime / Joseph Sassoon.
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Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Date
2011.
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N324.2567/2
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English
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Physical content
xxi, 314 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Contents
1. The rise of the Ba'th party -- 2. Party structure and organization -- 3. The Ba'th party branches -- 4. Security organizations during the Ba'th era -- 5. The Ba'th Party and the army -- 6. The personality cult of Saddam Hussein -- 7. Control and resistance -- 8. Bureaucracy and civil life under t...
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Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2011.
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"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"-- Provided by publisher.
"The Ba'th Party came to power in 1968 and remained for thirty-five years, until the 2003 U.S. 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 suppo...
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Saddam Hussein's Ba'th Party : inside an authoritarian regime / Joseph Sassoon.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N324.2567/2
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74VvjRMOwpll
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ISBN
0521149150 (paperback)
9780521193016 (hardback)
052119301X (hardback)
9780521149150 (paperback)
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324.2567/083
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991015131719702626
