Table of Contents

• List of Abbreviations
• Chronology
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Part I. Introduction
  • Chapter One. The Inculcation of Loyalty
  • Chapter Two. The Origins of Husseini Baʿthist Totalitarianism
• Part II. Ideology
  • Chapter Three. Husseini Baʿthism
  • Chapter Four. Culturalization
• Part III. Organization
  • Chapter Five. The Leader and the Party
  • Chapter Six. The Party State
  • Chapter Seven. The Baʿthification of Society
• Part IV. Terror and Enticement
  • Chapter Eight. Terror
  • Chapter Nine. Enticement
• Conclusion. A Total Strategy
• Postscript. The Legacy of Baʿthification
• Appendix 1. A Work Plan for Coordination between the Party and Mass Organizations in the Field of the Baʿthification of Society
• Appendix 2. Special Regulations for How to Deal with the Relatives of Criminals Convicted for Political Crimes
• Notes
• Glossary of Arabic Terms
• Bibliography
• Index

Promotional Information

"Faust's work makes an important contribution to a number of areas, some very specific, some wider, that will leave an imprint on the study of totalitarian dictatorships in the Arab world and even in the world beyond. The complex system through which Saddam and the party endeavored to 'Ba'thize' Iraq is presented and analyzed very convincingly and the myriad details create an impressive whole." -- Amatzia Baram, Professor of Middle Eastern History and Director of the Center for Iraq Studies, University of Haifa, and author of, among other books, Culture, History, and Ideology in the Formation of Ba'thist Iraq: 1968-1989 and Saddam Husayn and Islam 1968-2003: Ba'th "The research is excellent, the writing is engaging. Faust is particularly good at discussing the mindset, the worldview that the Ba'thist tried to create, and fleshing this out systematically." -- Dina Rizk Khoury, Professor of History and International Relations, George Washington University, and author of Iraq in Wartime: Soldiering, Martyrdom, and Remembrance

About the Author

Aaron M. Faust holds a PhD in Middle East History and Statecraft from Boston University. He has lived and traveled widely in the Middle East, including in Syria from 2008 to 2009 as a Fulbright Scholar and National Security Education Program Boren Fellow. He currently works at the US Department of State.

Reviews

"[Faust] create[s] a detailed world out of seemingly banal documents that, when put together and analyzed properly, reconstruct the Baathist system and mentality. As such, his is a magisterial study of Planet Baath: critical, sensitive, and sensible. By combining archival material with a deep awareness of Iraqi history, Faust succeeds in creating a complete and convincing whole."
*The Middle East Quarterly*