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Saddam's Word: Political Discourse in Iraq (Studies in Middle Eastern History)
Saddam's Word Political Discourse in Iraq - Studies in Middle Eastern History Author:Ofra Bengio This is the first serious attempt to understand modern Iraq through a close examination of the political discourse used by the Ba'th regime and its leader Saddam Hussein. By analyzing political terms, concepts, and idioms as disseminated through the official Iraqi mouthpieces, author Ofra Bengio illuminated Iraq's political culture and the polit... more »ical events that these expressions have both reflected and shaped. Not only does this study add another dimension to our understanding of the "Saddam enigma," but it also illustrates a more universal truth: that under any regime, political culture is built on public discourse. Saddam's Word will be of interest to students and scholars of the contemporary Middle East, to observers of Saddam Hussein and his regime, and to those interested in how a regime maintains power through controlling public discourse.« less