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Saddam Hussein : A Political Biography by Inari Rautsi and Efraim Karsh (1991, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherPavilion Books

ISBN-100080413269

ISBN-139780080413266

eBay Product ID (ePID)4428972

Product Key Features

Publication Year1991

TopicWorld / Middle Eastern, Political

Book TitleSaddam Hussein : a Political Biography

Number of Pages316 Pages

LanguageEnglish

IllustratorYes

GenrePolitical Science, Biography & Autobiography

AuthorInari Rautsi, Efraim Karsh

FormatHardcover

Additional Product Features

LCCN91-177403

Dewey Edition20

Dewey Decimal956.704/3/092 B

SynopsisWhatever the outcome for Saddam Hussein of his foray into Kuwait, the world will continue to wonder just who he is, or was, and exactly how he ruled. In this biography, two specialists in Middle East history and politics have avoided the tendency to demonize Saddam. They debunk the perception of an irrational and unpredictable leader who would stop at nothing in pursuit of his incoherent goals, and instead portray a calculating and cautious man who, although ruthless and brutal, weighs his options carefully. While accounts of Iraqi policy tend to show Saddam as an expansionist motivated by the unbridled ambition of dominating the Middle East, this book describes his modus operandi in terms of a ceaseless struggle for political - and physical - survival; a pattern of aggressive behaviour based on distrust and insecurity.

LC Classification NumberDS79.66.H87K37 1991c