State of Repression: Iraq under Saddam Hussein
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State of Repression: Iraq under Saddam Hussein
By (Author) Lisa Blaydes
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
18th September 2018
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
956.7044
Physical Properties
Hardback
376
Width 155mm, Height 235mm
Description
A new account of modern Iraqi politics that overturns the conventional wisdom about its sectarian divisions How did Iraq become one of the most repressive dictatorships of the late twentieth century The conventional wisdom about Iraq's modern political history is that the country was doomed by its diverse social fabric. But in State of Repressi
Reviews
"Honorable Mention for the Luebbert Best Book Award, Comparative Politics Section of the American Political Science Association"
"One of Choice Reviews' Outstanding Academic Titles of 2018"
"What a tonic Lisa Blaydess new book is. . . . Blaydes deserves a medal for a book that is impeccably researched and challenges so many myths with calm objective analysis. Her argument is one in the eye for those who say the modern state is incompatible with Islam."---Tim Stanley, Daily Telegraph
"It is out of the question that State of Repression is the product of very impressive scholarly research and analysis."---Sophia Hoffmann, Journal of Perpetrator Research
Author Bio
Lisa Blaydes is associate professor of political science and senior fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University. She is the author of Elections and Distributive Politics in Mubarak's Egypt.
