Scholarship on Iraq under the Ba?th regime has traditionally
focused on the rule of Saddam Hussein and his narrow inner circle.
The centrality of the former president in Iraqi politics until
spring 2003 and the tyranny of his regime were evident, and
available sources concerning developments inside Iraqi society
during that period were scarce.
This book explores whether traditional paradigms of totalitarian
rule can be applied to Ba?thist Iraq, closely examining
state-society relations and uncovering the nature of the regime and
how Iraqis lived with it. The study creates a conceptual framework
for understanding the inner dynamics of a dictatorship that
encompasses a variety of disciplines - comparative historiography,
political science, literary and art criticism, and gender studies.
Drawing on a comparative reading of the historiography of other
regimes commonly perceived as totalitarian dictatorships,
particularly Nazi Germany, the author looks beyond the spheres of
state politics, economy and jurisdiction to also include the so
called ?soft issues? of social norms, cultural and ideological
production. By interpreting recent Iraqi history along such lines,
the author demonstrates how cross-regional comparative perspectives
and an interdisciplinary approach can contribute to the study of
Iraq.
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