SADDAM HUSSEINS BA'TH PARTY: INSIDE AN AUTHORITARIAN REGIME

According to Sassoon, the party branches also managed the "Faith Campaign," the regime's ostentatious promotion of Islamic institutions and social norms, which was launched in 1994 to facilitate the identification of observant Muslims-Sunni and Shi'i-with the state. [...]Sassoon&...

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Published in:Arab Studies Journal 2015, Vol.23 (1), p.387-390
Main Author: Matthews, Weldon C.
Format: Review
Language:English
Subjects:
Archives & records
Hussein, Saddam
Leadership
Prose
REVIEWS
Scientific technical language
Security services
State-society relations
Surveillance
Terminology
Wilson, Woodrow (1856-1924)
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Summary:According to Sassoon, the party branches also managed the "Faith Campaign," the regime's ostentatious promotion of Islamic institutions and social norms, which was launched in 1994 to facilitate the identification of observant Muslims-Sunni and Shi'i-with the state. [...]Sassoon's preference for clear prose over specialized social scientific terminology helps make the book a compelling read.
ISSN:1083-4753
2328-9627