{"product_id":"bush-in-babylon-the-recolonisation-of-iraq-paperback","title":"Bush in Babylon: The Recolonisation of Iraq - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTariq Ali\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe assault and capture of Iraq--and the resistance it has provoked--will shape the politics of the twenty-first century. In this passionate and provocative book, Tariq Ali provides a history of Iraqi resistance against empires old and new, and argues against the view that sees imperialist occupation as the only viable solution to bring about regime-change in corrupt and dictatorial states. Like the author's previous work, \u003ci\u003eThe Clash of Fundamentalisms\u003c\/i\u003e, this book presents a magnificent cultural history. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDetailing the longstanding imperial ambitions of key figures in the Bush administration and how war profiteers close to Bush are cashing in, \u003ci\u003eBush in Babylon\u003c\/i\u003e is unique in moving beyond the corporate looting by the US military government to offer the reader an expert and in-depth analysis of the extent of resistance to the US occupation in Iraq. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn 15 February 2003, eight million people marched on the streets of five continents against a war that had not yet begun. A historically unprecedented number of people rejected official justifications for war that the secular Ba'ath Party of Iraq was connected to al-Qaeda or that \"weapons of mass destruction\" existed in the region, outside of Israel. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMore people than ever are convinced that the greatest threat to peace comes from the center of the American empire and its satrapies, with Blair and Sharon as lieutenants to the Commander-in-Chief. Examining how countries from Japan to France eventually rushed to support US aims, as well as the futile UN resistance, Tariq Ali proposes a re-founding of Mark Twain's mammoth American Anti-Imperialist League (which included William James, W.E.B. DuBois, William Dean Howells, and John Dewey) to carry forward the antiwar movement. Meanwhile, as Iraqis show unexpected hostility and independence, rather than gratitude, for \"liberation,\" Ali is unique is uncovering the depth of the resistance now occurring inside occupied Iraq.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTariq Ali\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and filmmaker. He has written more than a dozen books on world history and politics--including \u003ci\u003ePirates of the Caribbean\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBush in Babylon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Clash of Fundamentalisms\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Obama Syndrome\u003c\/i\u003e--as well as five novels in his Islam Quintet series and scripts for the stage and screen. He is an editor of the \u003ci\u003eNew Left Review\u003c\/i\u003e and lives in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 8.12 x 6.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 17, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760178954528,"sku":"9781844675128","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f4e63f23f778176ac1ce1ce74e14282c.webp?v=1780173700","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/bush-in-babylon-the-recolonisation-of-iraq-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}