| The Liberal Defence of Murder Contributor(s): Seymour, Richard (Author) |
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ISBN: 1844672409 ISBN-13: 9781844672400 Publisher: Verso OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Imperialism - Political Science | International Relations - General - Political Science | Security (national & International) |
| Dewey: 325 |
| Physical Information: 1.25" H x 6.32" W x 9.46" (1.57 lbs) 358 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A war that has killed over a million Iraqis was a 'humanitarian intervention', the US army is a force for liberation, and the main threat to world peace is posed by Islam. Those are the arguments of a host of liberal commentators, ranging from Christopher Hitchens to Kanan Makiya, Michael Ignatieff, Paul Berman, and Bernard-Henri Levy. In this critical intervention, Richard Seymour unearths the history of liberal justifications for empire, showing how savage policies of conquest--including genocide and slavery--have been retailed as charitable missions. From the Cold War to the War on Terror, Seymour argues that the colonial tropes of 'civilization' and 'progress' still shape liberal pro-war discourse, and still conceal the same bloody realities. |