9781577180890

The Colonial Present

Format: Hardcover

ISBN13: 9781577180890

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Overview

In this powerful and passionate critique of the 'war on terror' in Afghanistan and its extensions into Palestine and Iraq, Derek Gregory traces the long history of British and American involvements in the Middle East and shows how colonial power continues to cast long shadows over our own present.

  • Argues the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11 activated a series of political and cultural responses that were profoundly colonial in nature.
  • The first analysis of the "war on terror" to connect events in Afghanistan, Palestine, and Iraq.
  • Traces the connections between geopolitics and the lives of ordinary people.
  • Richly illustrated and packed with empirical detail.

ISBN-13

9781577180890

ISBN-10

1577180895

Weight

1.56 Pounds

Dimensions

3.94 x 0.59 x 9.84 In

List Price

$118.95

Edition

1st Edition

Format

Hardcover

Language

English

Pages

400 pages

Publisher

Wiley-Blackwell

Published On

2004-07-30



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