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The outlaw state : Saddam Hussein's quest for power and the Gulf crisis
- Title
- The outlaw state : Saddam Hussein's quest for power and the Gulf crisis / Elaine Sciolino.
- Author
- Sciolino, Elaine.
- Publication
- New York : Wiley, ©1991.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | DS79.7 .S25 1991 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- 320 p. : ill.; 25 cm.
- Summary
- The story of Saddam Hussein and his fierce determination to turn Iraq into a regional superpower in the Middle East which lead to the Persian Gulf War.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-308) and index.
- Contents
- Introduction -- The mother of all battles -- State-building on the ruins of Mesopotamia -- From the tribesman to the mythmaker -- Terror and enticement -- The Iran-Orag War : Saladin and the messiah -- Inside the Middle East cauldron -- The arming of Oraq -- A case study in failed policy -- The regional superpower -- The invasion of Kuwait -- The drift to war -- The degradation of Iraq -- Appendix.
- ISBN
- 0471542997
- 9780471542995
- LCCN
- 91012940
- OCLC
- ocm23584115
- 23584115
- SCSB-14424082
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library