"Mahajan writes clearly and in plain language and the book takes on
directly the main issues surrounding the war."
"Educational Book Review"
The attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on
September 11, 2001 and the US government response, especially after
the bombing of Afghanistan, transformed US and global politics.
--Will the US-led war on terrorism rid the world of this
scourge, or fuel the hatred and suffering on which it feeds?
--Will the middle East and central Asia be stabilized once
Afghanistan is reduced to rubble and starvation, or become a zone
of enduring war?
--Within the United States, will it bring about new forms of
patriotism and solidarity, or provide a platform for intensified
racism, new assaults on civil liberties, and on the living
standards of ordinary Americans?
This book locates ongoing events in the aftermath of September
11 in historical context, analyzes their motive forces and possible
outcomes, and examines the alternatives that face the
anti-globalization movement and opponents of racism and war. The
New Crusade sets out the main historical and political issues at
stake clearly, accessibly, and comprehensively. It examines US
policy in the middle East from the break-up of the Soviet Union,
ongoing sanctions against Iraq, and the quest for a US oil pipeline
from the former Soviet republics through Afghanistan; the ideology
of the National Security State and its implications for global
conflict; the nature of humanitarian interventions in the Third
World; and the questions of international law raised by terrorism.
It concludes with a fresh appraisal of the options facing us
today.
Reflecting both deep knowledge of theregion and the commitment
and hands-on experience of a seasoned activist, Mahajan provides a
powerful interpretation of events that will be decisive in the
making of our time.
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