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Book Synopsis
The first in-depth investigation of how Saddam Hussein used Islam and Arab nationalism to legitimate his invasion of Kuwait in the eyes of fellow Muslims and Arabs, while delegitimating the actions of the U.S.-led coalition and its Arab members.

Table of Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Chapter 1. Introduction
  • Chapter 2. Historical Background and Inter-Arab Politics prior to the Invasion of Kuwait
  • Chapter 3. Historical Background and Inter-Arab Politics after the Invasion of Kuwait
  • Chapter 4. Iraq, Deep Culture, and the Employment of Islam before the Invasion of Kuwait
  • Chapter 5. Fi Sabil Allah: Iraq and the Employment of Islam in the Invasion of Kuwait
  • Chapter 6. Islam and the Region at War
  • Chapter 7. Reflections on Jihad and the Other Gulf War
  • Chapter 8. Closing Reflection: The View from the Mountains
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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      Publisher: University of Texas Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/04/2004
      ISBN13: 9780292702646, 978-0292702646
      ISBN10: 0292702647
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The first in-depth investigation of how Saddam Hussein used Islam and Arab nationalism to legitimate his invasion of Kuwait in the eyes of fellow Muslims and Arabs, while delegitimating the actions of the U.S.-led coalition and its Arab members.

      Table of Contents
      • Preface
      • Acknowledgments
      • Chapter 1. Introduction
      • Chapter 2. Historical Background and Inter-Arab Politics prior to the Invasion of Kuwait
      • Chapter 3. Historical Background and Inter-Arab Politics after the Invasion of Kuwait
      • Chapter 4. Iraq, Deep Culture, and the Employment of Islam before the Invasion of Kuwait
      • Chapter 5. Fi Sabil Allah: Iraq and the Employment of Islam in the Invasion of Kuwait
      • Chapter 6. Islam and the Region at War
      • Chapter 7. Reflections on Jihad and the Other Gulf War
      • Chapter 8. Closing Reflection: The View from the Mountains
      • Notes
      • Bibliography
      • Index

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