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
Summary
By analyzing political terms, concepts, and idioms as used by Saddam Hussein and the Ba'th regime, author Ofra Bengio illuminates Iraq's political culture and the events that these expressions have both reflected and shaped
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-258) and index