Saddam's war of words [electronic resource] : politics, religion, and the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait / Jerry M. Long.
By: Long, Jerry M. (Jerry Mark).
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BookPublisher: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2004Edition: 1st ed.Description: xiii, 272 p. : 2 maps ; 24 cm.Other title: Politics, religion, and the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.Subject(s): Persian Gulf War, 1991 | Arab nationalism -- Iraq -- History | Islam and politics -- Iraq | Iraq -- Politics and government -- 1979-1991 | Iraq -- Politics and government -- 1991-2003Genre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 956.7044/21 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-253) and index.
Historical background and inter-Arab politics prior to the invasion of Kuwait -- Historical background and inter-Arab politics after the invasion of Kuwait -- Iraq, deep culture, and the employment of Islam before the invasion of Kuwait -- Fi sabil Allah : Iraq and the employment of Islam in the invasion of Kuwait -- Islam and the region at war -- Reflections on jihad and the other gulf war -- Closing reflection : the view from the mountains.
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