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Bengio, Ofra

 
9780195151855: Saddam's Word : Political Discourse in Iraq
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ISBN 10 : 0195151852 ISBN 13 : 9780195151855
Editeur : Oxford University Press USA, 2001

Synopsis

This is the first serious attempt to understand modern Iraq through a close examination of the political discourse used by the Ba'th regime and its leader, Saddam Hussein. By analyzing political terms, concepts, and idioms as disseminated through the official Iraqi mouthpieces, author Ofra Bengio illuminates Iraq's political culture and the events that these expressions have both reflected and shaped. Not only does this study add to our understanding of the "Saddam enigma;" it also offers a more universal truth: that under any regime, political culture is built on public discourse. Saddam's Word will be of much interest to students of the contemporary Middle East, as well as to all other observers of Saddam Hussein and his regime.

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Revue de presse

Bengio provides an insightful look at how yet another dictator uses ... propaganda tools to advantage. (Military Review)

[Bengio] has written the most important book on Baathi Iraq since Kanan Makiya's Republic of Fear (published in 1989 under the pseudonym of Samir al-Khalil). Her well-written, easily accessible yet sophisticated analysis of political language makes a major contribution to our understanding of contemporary Iraq. (Middle East Policy)

Anyone who doubts the corrupting effects of totalitarianism on political language--if such a person could exist at the end of our century of totalitarianisms--should read this book. Bengio ... has compiled exhaustive evidence from the Iraqi sources to show how the Ba'thist regime in general and Saddam Hussein in particular have debased the political vocabulary of Iraq. (IPolitical Science Quarterly)

Présentation de l'éditeur

This is the first serious attempt to understand modern Iraq through a close examination of the political discourse used by the Ba'th regime and its leader, Saddam Hussein. By analyzing political terms, concepts, and idioms as disseminated through the official Iraqi mouthpieces, author Ofra Bengio illuminates Iraq's political culture and the events that these expressions have both reflected and shaped. Not only does this study add to our understanding of the "Saddam enigma", it also offers a more universal truth; that under any regime, political culture is built on public discourse. Saddam's Word will be of much interest to students of the contemporary Middle East, as well as to all other observers of Saddam Hussein and his regime.

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Éditeur
Oxford University Press USA
Date d'édition
2001
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0195151852
ISBN 13 
9780195151855
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
288
Coordonnées du fabricant
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ISBN 10 :  0195114396 ISBN 13 :  9780195114393
Editeur : Oxford University Press Inc, 1998
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