2009, ISBN: f9200a133dd6c26c16c9ac2c05e39e51

Paperback

2009. Book. As New. No Binding. Inscribed by Author(s). During my lifetime I have read many, many love stories. There is one I consider to be better than Fake or Fortune; it sold over twe… More...

2009. Book. As New. No Binding. Inscribed by Author(s). During my lifetime I have read many, many love stories. There is one I consider to be better than Fake or Fortune; it sold over twelve million copies and was also made into an unforgettable movie. I am not so naïve as to expect sales of that magnitude. If you enjoy reading this story as much as I have enjoyed writing it, then that will be my reward. All of our books are in the shop, and are 'real' books. We try to post the same day as the order. Descriptions are conservative. Postage rates may be lower than ABE estimate, please use Ask Bookseller a Question to confirm availability and postage cost, use [Ask Bookseller a Question] option below to confirm availability and get accurate postage quote for this item (the amount quoted is for an 'average' hard-cover book of up to 1kg in weight)., 2009, 5, Several pages bear pencilled underlinings & notes. VG. Iraqi Political History Univ. of California Press Berkeley [CA] (1998) New edition. orig.wrappers. 23x15cm, xxxvi,323 pp., PAPERBACK. Light corner bump. "First published in 1989, just before the Gulf War broke out, "Republic of Fear "was the only book that explained the motives of the Saddam Hussein regime in invading and annexing Kuwait. This edition, updated in 1998, has a substantial introduction focusing on the changes in Hussein's regime since the Gulf War. In 1968 a coup d'etat brought into power an extraordinary regime in Iraq, one that stood apart from other regimes in the Middle East. Between 1968 and 1980, this new regime, headed by the Arab Ba'th Socialist party, used ruthless repression and relentless organization to transform the way Iraqis think and react to political questions. In just twelve years, a party of a few thousand people grew to include nearly ten percent of the Iraqi population. This book describes the experience of Ba'thism from 1968 to 1980 and analyzes the kind of political authority it engendered, culminating in the personality cult around Saddam Hussein. Fear, the author argues, is at the heart of Ba'thi politics and has become the cement for a genuine authority, however bizarre. Examining Iraqi history in a search for clues to understanding contemporary political affairs, the author illustrates how the quality of Ba'thi pan-Arabism as an ideology, the centrality of the first experience of pan-Arabism in Iraq, and the interaction between the Ba'th and communist parties in Iraq from 1958 to 1968 were crucial in shaping the current regime...,." - Publisher's description., Univ. of California Press, 3<

1998, ISBN: f9200a133dd6c26c16c9ac2c05e39e51

Several pages bear pencilled underlinings & notes. VG. Iraqi Political History Univ. of California Press Berkeley [CA] (1998) New edition. orig.wrappers. 23x15cm, xxxvi,323 pp., PAPER… More...

Several pages bear pencilled underlinings & notes. VG. Iraqi Political History Univ. of California Press Berkeley [CA] (1998) New edition. orig.wrappers. 23x15cm, xxxvi,323 pp., PAPERBACK. Light corner bump. "First published in 1989, just before the Gulf War broke out, "Republic of Fear "was the only book that explained the motives of the Saddam Hussein regime in invading and annexing Kuwait. This edition, updated in 1998, has a substantial introduction focusing on the changes in Hussein's regime since the Gulf War. In 1968 a coup d'etat brought into power an extraordinary regime in Iraq, one that stood apart from other regimes in the Middle East. Between 1968 and 1980, this new regime, headed by the Arab Ba'th Socialist party, used ruthless repression and relentless organization to transform the way Iraqis think and react to political questions. In just twelve years, a party of a few thousand people grew to include nearly ten percent of the Iraqi population. This book describes the experience of Ba'thism from 1968 to 1980 and analyzes the kind of political authority it engendered, culminating in the personality cult around Saddam Hussein. Fear, the author argues, is at the heart of Ba'thi politics and has become the cement for a genuine authority, however bizarre. Examining Iraqi history in a search for clues to understanding contemporary political affairs, the author illustrates how the quality of Ba'thi pan-Arabism as an ideology, the centrality of the first experience of pan-Arabism in Iraq, and the interaction between the Ba'th and communist parties in Iraq from 1958 to 1968 were crucial in shaping the current regime...,." - Publisher's description., Univ. of California Press, 3<

1991, ISBN: f9200a133dd6c26c16c9ac2c05e39e51

U.S.A.: Univ of California Press, 1991. fine hardcover; a solid copy ; SATISFACTION GUARANTEED; (box 894). First Edition, 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Fine/No Dustjacket. 6 x 9"., Uni… More...

U.S.A.: Univ of California Press, 1991. fine hardcover; a solid copy ; SATISFACTION GUARANTEED; (box 894). First Edition, 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Fine/No Dustjacket. 6 x 9"., Univ of California Press, 1991, 5<

1998, ISBN: f9200a133dd6c26c16c9ac2c05e39e51

Paperback

Near Fine, [PU: University of California Press]