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by: Derek Gregory
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 327.73056090511
EAN: 9781577180906
ISBN: 1577180909
Label: Wiley-Blackwell
Manufacturer: Wiley-Blackwell
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 392
Publication Date: August 06, 2004
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Sales Rank: 294805
Studio: Wiley-Blackwell
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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.
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Rating: - Excellent Book
Gregory does a great job of connecting geographical concepts to recent conflicts in the Middle East, and while it is academically geared, The Colonial Present is very accessible for the average reader. While I don't necessarily agree with his argument on Israel, he is very convincing. A must read for anyone interested in the Middle East or geography; really every American should read this.
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