The wars of Saddam Hussein
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10280251 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Abbas Kelidar (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 778-798 |
| Publication date | 1992-10-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Middle Eastern Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0026-3206 • E-ISSN: 1743-7881 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00263209208700928 |
| OpenAlex | W2023716148 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 3 |
The underlying theme of all but one of the books listed below is the society and politics of Iraq under the rule of the Baath party, which seized power in a military coup in 1968.* All of them are concerned with the emergence of Saddam Hussein as a dominant figure in Baathist, Iraqi and Arab politics. His quest for the attainment and retention of power has been relentless. It has been accompanied by constant strife and colossal violence. Wars have been waged on many fronts to secure his position and ensure his survival. His merry-go-round wasted hundreds of thousands of lives and inflicted enormous destruction on Iraq as well as the neighbouring countries. In many ways Saddam's approach to politics and his methods of wielding power are neither peculiar nor an accident of history. It is a product of a political culture where frequent resort to violent means has remained the principal instrument for the resolution of political conflicts. The modern state of Iraq has no historical antecedents for its present territorial dimensions. The heterogeneity of its society has precluded the development of a sense of political community among its diverse constituents. Hardly any community in a conglomeration of minorities ethnic, religious, sectarian and denominational wanted the state in the form it was created. Muslims, Sunnis and Shiis, Arabs, Kurds and Turcomans, Christians and Jews entertained divergent political ends. Their new state was as artificial as the lines drawn to demarcate its
Ancient history · Middle East · Middle Eastern studies · Political science · Economic Sanctions and International Relations · History · Islamic Studies and History · Law · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |