The World We Wish to See presents a sweeping view of
twentieth-century political history and a stirring appeal to take
political culture seriously. Samir Amin offers a provocative
analysis of resistance to capitalism and imperialism and calls for
a new politics of opposition. Capitalism is a global system, so
ultimately any successful challenge to it must be organized on the
same level: an ainternationalism of peoples.a
Throughout the twentieth century the socialist and communist
internationals, national liberation movements, and great
revolutions have presented challenges to the world order. Amin
provides a succinct discussion of the successes and failures of
these mobilizations, in order to assess the present struggle.
Neoliberalism and the drive for military hegemony by the United
States have spawned new political and social movements of
resistance and attempts at international organization through the
World Social Forum. Amin assesses the potential and limitations of
these movements to confront global capitalism in the twenty-first
century. The World We Wish to See makes a distinction between
apolitical cultures and conflicta and apolitical cultures of
consensus.a A new politics of struggle is needed; one that is not
afraid to confront the power of capitalism, one that is both
critical and self-critical.
In this persuasive argument, Amin explains that effective
opposition must be based on the construction of a aconvergence in
diversitya of oppressed and exploited people--whether they are
workers, peasants, students, or any other opponent of capitalism
and imperialism. What is needed is a new ainternationala that has
an open and flexible organizational structure to coordinatethe work
of opposition movements around the world.
The World We Wish to See is a bold book, calling for an
international movement that can successfully transcend the current
world order, in order to pursue a better world. Aminas lucid
analysis provides a firm basis for furthering this objective.
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