| The Liberal Defence of Murder Contributor(s): Seymour, Richard (Author) |
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ISBN: 184467861X ISBN-13: 9781844678617 Publisher: Verso OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Imperialism - Political Science | International Relations - General - Political Science | Security (national & International) |
| Dewey: 325 |
| LCCN: 2013388635 |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 5.4" W x 8.2" (1.15 lbs) 384 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A war that has killed more than 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. These are the arguments of a host of liberal commentators, including such notable names as Christopher Hitchens, Kanan Makiya, Michael Ignatieff, Paul Berman, and Bernard-Henri L vy. 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 colonialist notions of "civilization" and "progress" still shape liberal pro-war discourse, concealing the same bloody realities. In a new afterword, Seymour revisits the debates on liberal imperialism in the era of Obama and in the light of the Afghan and Iraqi debacles. |