Saddam Hussein's Ba'th Party

by Joseph Sassoon

Book Overview

The Ba'th Party came to power in 1968 and remained for thirty-five years, until the 2003 US invasion. Under the leadership of Saddam Hussein, who became president of Iraq in 1979, a powerful authoritarian regime was created based on a system of violence and an extraordinary surveillance network, as well as reward schemes and incentives for supporters of the party. The true horrors of this regime have been exposed for the first time through a massive...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B00CNL16X4
• ISBN13: 9780521149150
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 338 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"