{"product_id":"the-bathification-of-iraq-saddam-husseins-totalitarianism-paperback","title":"The Ba'thification of Iraq: Saddam Hussein's Totalitarianism - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAaron M. Faust\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSaddam Hussein ruled Iraq as a dictator for nearly a quarter century before the fall of his regime in 2003. Using the Ba'th party as his organ of meta-control, he built a broad base of support throughout Iraqi state and society. Why did millions participate in his government, parrot his propaganda, and otherwise support his regime when doing so often required betraying their families, communities, and beliefs? Why did the \"Husseini Ba'thist\" system prove so durable through uprisings, two wars, and United Nations sanctions?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrawing from a wealth of documents discovered at the Ba'th party's central headquarters in Baghdad following the US-led invasion in 2003, \u003ci\u003eThe Ba'thification of Iraq\u003c\/i\u003e analyzes how Hussein and the party inculcated loyalty in the population. Through a grand strategy of \"Ba'thification,\" Faust argues that Hussein mixed classic totalitarian means with distinctly Iraqi methods to transform state, social, and cultural institutions into Ba'thist entities, and the public and private choices Iraqis made into tests of their political loyalty. Focusing not only on ways in which Iraqis obeyed, but also how they resisted, and using comparative examples from Hitler's Germany and Stalin's Russia, \u003ci\u003eThe Ba'thification of Iraq\u003c\/i\u003e explores fundamental questions about the roles that ideology and culture, institutions and administrative practices, and rewards and punishments play in any political system.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAARON M. FAUST holds a PhD in Middle East History and Statecraft from Boston University. He has lived and traveled widely in the Middle East, including in Syria from 2008 to 2009 as a Fulbright Scholar and National Security Education Program Boren Fellow. He currently works at the US Department of State.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 15, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51807336595744,"sku":"9781477312179","price":53.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/fc15ca0780a801daaebe605c2f4b79d5.webp?v=1780930170","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-bathification-of-iraq-saddam-husseins-totalitarianism-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}