Saddam's Word: Political Discourse in Iraq

Despite the West's preoccupation with the regime of Saddam Hussein, his ethos has remained an enigma. Prof. Ofra Bengio seeks to unravel the mystery through an analysis of the political discourse of Saddam, the Iraqi media, and Iraqi official publications. Each arm of the regime systematically manipulates language, religion, and history to serve Saddam's ends. Saddam's Word is a window on Saddam's own logic, and the sophisticated methods by which he uses language to instill ideology-and fear-in the Iraqi people. "The most important book on Baathi Iraq since Kanan Makiya's Republic of Fear." - Middle East Policy