Republic of fear
Subtitle: the politics of modern Iraq
By: Kanan Makiya.
Edition: Updated ed. with new introd.
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Berkeley
Language: eng
Number of pages: 323
Subjects: Iraq -- Politics and government
Description: 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 Bath 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, Republic of Fear remains an important and timely book.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.