Accuse the Empire: Globalization and Its Resistance in the World Order of the 21st Century: Flaws on the spine or cover

Author: Stanley Aronowitz / Heeter Gottner
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
Features: "The Case Against the Empire" is a critical examination of various aspects of globalization and anti-globalization in the 21st century. This book also integrates numerous issues into a comprehensive analysis. The authors of the essays argue that recent terrorist attacks and the extent to which globalization itself is being criticized indicate that future globalization has become an unpredictable and potentially destructive force. The Case Against the Empire is a critical examination of various aspects of globalization and anti-globalization in the 21st century. This book also integrates numerous issues into a comprehensive analysis. The authors of the essays argue that recent terrorist attacks and the extent to which globalization itself is being criticized indicate that future globalization has become an unpredictable and potentially destructive force. The authors explore issues of resistance to globalization, imperial theory, the state, imperialism, and the political and strategic dimensions of the emerging, complex anti-globalization movements, which oppose supranational institutions such as the International Monetary Fund, the World Trade Organization, and the World Bank. The editors of The Case Against the Empire also provide a detailed introduction to the history of globalization, and the articles collected in this book are distinctive, with contributions from renowned activists and theorists such as Stanley Aronowitz, Jeremy Brecher, Alex Callinicos, Michael Hardt, Antonio Negri, Manning Marable, Peter Marcus, Michael Ratner, Ellen Willis, and others.