num_pages: 310
description: Describes what he calls the most ruthless regime in the world, that of Saddam Hussein &amp; his Bath Party in Iraq. Shows the importance of the obsessive fabrication of enemies, &amp; the tortuous logic that compels Hussein to maintain a state of perpetual alert against the enemies of Arabism both inside &amp; outside the country. Explains how such a state could be created in the late 20th century. Chapters: a chronology from 1918; the Bathist polity: institutions of violence; a world of fear; Bathism &amp; the masses, &amp; authority; the legitimation of Bathism: Pan-Arabism &amp; Iraq, formation of the Bath, &amp; the legitimation of Iraqi Bathism. Purges of high-ranking, 1968-1989.
language: English
title: Republic of Fear: The Inside Story of Saddam's Iraq
titlecomplete: Republic of Fear: The Inside Story of Saddam's Iraq
genres: War, Politics, Nonfiction, World History, History
ratings_count: 292
publisher: Diane Pub Co