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Genre/Form: | Electronic books |
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Additional Physical Format: | Print version: Bengio, Ofra. Saddam's word. New York : Oxford University Press, 1998 (DLC) 97002308 (OCoLC)36301449 |
Named Person: | Saddam Hussein; Saddam Hussein; Saddam Hussein |
Material Type: | Document, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Ofra Bengio |
ISBN: | 9780195354188 0195354184 1602562008 9781602562004 0198034636 9780198034636 9780195151855 0195151852 9780195114393 0195114396 9780199854523 0199854521 |
OCLC Number: | 57365454 |
Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 266 pages) |
Contents: | Introduction : language and politics -- Revolution and revival -- From "popular" to totalitarian democracy -- Unity and separatism -- Cycles of enmity and violence -- Epic and apocalypse -- Conclusion : the rape of language. |
Series Title: | Studies in Middle Eastern history (New York, N.Y.) |
Other Titles: | ʻIraḳ shel Tsadam. |
Responsibility: | Ofra Bengio. |
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It is refreshing to read an English-language book on a Middle Eastern topic that relies largely on Arabic sources rather than Western or Israeli ones. The book is unique, delving into previously uncharted waters. * Perspectives on Political Science * 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 regine in general and Saddam Hussein in particular have debased the political vocabulary of Iraq . . . * Political Science Quarterly * [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 * Bengio provides an insightful look at how yet another dictator uses ... propaganda tools to advantage. * Military Review * Read more...


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- Discourse analysis -- Political aspects -- Iraq.
- Government and the press -- Iraq.
- Mass media policy -- Iraq.
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- État et presse -- Irak.
- Médias -- Politique gouvernementale -- Irak.
- Irak -- Politique et gouvernement -- 1979-1991.
- Irak -- Politique et gouvernement -- 1991-
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- General.
- Discourse analysis -- Political aspects.
- Government and the press.
- Mass media policy.
- Politics and government
- Iraq.