Compulsion in Religion: Saddam Hussein, Islam, and the Roots of Insurgencies in Iraq

ISBN-13: 9780197601266 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 304 str.

Samuel Helfont

Recenzje

Compulsion In Religion is one of a series of recent books to use the Baathist documents to shed new light on the former regime. Helfont provides a totally original look at how Saddam observed, co-opted, repressed, and then operationalized religion to secure his rule and use it as another means to control society. He counters much of the previous research that largely dismissed religion in Iraq under the Baath. The book could also lead to a whole new range of research into how the insurgency and militias emerged in post-2003 Iraq. It's therefore essential reading for Iraq researchers." - Musings on Iraq

O autorze

Samuel Helfont is an Assistant Professor of Strategy and Policy in the Naval War College program at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California.