CHAPTER 4 Iraq, Deep Culture, and the Employment of Islam before the Invasion of Kuwait

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. The Middle East in 1990. Map prepared by Tim P. Holden xvi
6. CHAPTER 1 Introduction 1
7. CHAPTER 2 Historical Background and Inter-Arab Politics prior to the Invasion of Kuwait 8
8. CHAPTER 3 Historical Background and Inter-Arab Politics after the Invasion of Kuwait 23
9. CHAPTER 4 Iraq, Deep Culture, and the Employment of Islam before the Invasion of Kuwait 45
10. CHAPTER 5 Fi Sabil Allah: Iraq and the Employment of Islam in the Invasion of Kuwait 81
11. CHAPTER 6 Islam and the Region at War 139
12. CHAPTER 7 Reflections on Jihad and the Other Gulf War 160 160
13. CHAPTER 8 Closing Reflection: The View from the Mountains 185
14. Notes 187
15. Bibliography 239
16. Index 255