Long, Jerry M. 1951-

Saddam's war of words politics, religion, and the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait / [electronic resource] : Politics, religion, and the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait Jerry M. Long. - 1st ed. - Austin : University of Texas Press, 2004. - xiii, 272 p. : 2 maps.

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.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.






Persian Gulf War, 1991.
Arab nationalism--History.--Iraq
Islam and politics--Iraq.


Iraq--Politics and government--1979-1991.
Iraq--Politics and government--1991-2003.


Electronic books.

DS79.72 / .L66 2004

956.7044/21