REPUBLIC OF FEAR :: Politics of Modern Iraq 1998

• Softcover book by KANAN MAKIYA
• Originally published under the pseudonym Samir-al-Khalil
• Over 320 pages
• © 1989 by The Regents of the University of California
• Introduction to the 1998 Paperback Edition and
  Updates to the Chronology © 1998 by Kanan Makiya

" 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.
Written under the pseudonym Samir-al-Khalil, the book now appears for the first time under the author's real name.
This updated edition relates how the Arab Ba`th Socialist party has transformed Iraq since 1968.
A substantial new introduction focuses on the changes in Hussein's regime since the Gulf War.
With Hussein still in power {at time of publication},
Republic of Fear remains an important and timely book. "

Summary of Contents includes:

" Introduction to the 1998 Paperback Edition
Note to the Reader

PART ONE: THE BATH`IST POLITY

Chapter 1: Institutions of Violence

Chapter 2: A World of Fear

Chapter 3: Ba`thism and the Masses

Chapter 4: Authority

PART TWO: THE LEGITIMATION OF BA`THISM

Chapter 5: Pan-Arabism and Iraq

Chapter 6: Formation of the Ba`th

Chapter 7: The Legitimation of Iraqi Ba'thism

Chapter 8: The Final Catastrophe

Appendix: Purges of High-Ranking Officers, Ba`thists,
and Politicians since July 17, 1968
Index
Chronology "

This book is in very nice condition with minor wear to the cover.
No torn or ripped pages.
No markings or writing.
It appears to be neatly covered in clear contact paper.

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