This is a major work that will change our interpretation of Iraq's recent history. -- Phebe Marr, Middle East Institute Documentation is meticulous, and the comparisons that Iraqis make with their counterparts in Syria and Iran are riveting. Many books have been written on Iraq, but none to date offers such a persuasive account of the Ba'th regime's inner logic. -- Dale Eickelman, Dartmouth College
Amatzia Baram is professor emeritus for Middle East history and director of the Center for Iraq Studies, University of Haifa.
Amatzia Baram, a distinguished historian of Saddam Hussein's Iraq, provides novel insights regarding Saddam Hussein's use of Islam in this intelligent new study... The author is a master storyteller. The book, though lengthy and scholarly, is a page-turner... Essential reading for scholars of modern Iraqi history and of Islam and politics. H-Net Reviews
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