Saddam's Word: Political Discourse in Iraq

by Ofra Bengio

Book Overview

This is the first serious attempt to understand modern Iraq through a close examination of the political discourse used by the Ba'th regime and its leader, Saddam Hussein. By analyzing political terms, concepts, and idioms as disseminated through the official Iraqi mouthpieces, author Ofra Bengio illuminates Iraq's political culture and the events that these expressions have both reflected and shaped. Not only does this study add to our understanding...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195114396
• ISBN13: 9780195114393
• Release Date: February 1998
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.5" x 9.5"