9788187496533 - Bush in Babylon: The Recolonisation of Iraq (1 Ergebnisse)

Soft cover. Zustand: As New. 262 pp.Like Tariq Ali's previous work, The Clash of Fundamentalisms, this book presents a magnificent cultural and political history of Iraqi resistance against empires old and new. Ali's susbtantial new Postscript, 'Blood Meridian: Year One of the Occupation', authoritatively dismantles the lies of favourite house Arabs such as Fouad Ajami, shatters masks of UN compliance with the occupation, and shines bright light both on the Anglo-American attempts to privatise Iraq, and the speed, character and endurance of the latest level of resistance. About Author : Tariq Ali is a writer and film-maker. He has written over a dozen books on world history and politics, five novels and scripts for both stage and screen. He is an editor of New Left Review and Lives in London. Contents : Acknowledgements Introduction to the Indian Edition: The Iraqi Abyss Introduction: Living with the Enemy The Jackals' Wedding An Oligarchy of Racketeers Colonels and Communists BA'Athism, Saddam and Gumhurriya War and Empire Empires and Resistance Postscripts: Blood Meridian Appendix: Christopher Hitchens and The First Gulf War Index.