Iraq Since 1958

In the West, the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in August 1990 and later Saddam Husain''s political survival following a punishing defeat in war have been greeted with bewilderment and incomprehension. The history of politics in Iraq and the context which has given rise to Saddam Husayn''s violent Ba''thist regime have been barely understood.

This highly praised book is the first to explore the emergence...