{"product_id":"the-colonial-present-afghanistan-palestine-iraq-paperback","title":"The Colonial Present: Afghanistan, Palestine, Iraq - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDerek Gregory\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this powerful and passionate critique of the 'war on terror' in Afghanistan and its extensions into Palestine and Iraq, Derek Gregory traces the long history of British and American involvements in the Middle East and shows how colonial power continues to cast long shadows over our own present.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cli\u003eArgues the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11 activated a series of political and cultural responses that were profoundly colonial in nature.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe first analysis of the \"war on terror\" to connect events in Afghanistan, Palestine, and Iraq.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTraces the connections between geopolitics and the lives of ordinary people.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRichly illustrated and packed with empirical detail.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this powerful and passionate critique of the \"war on terror\" in Afghanistan, Palestine, and Iraq, Derek Gregory traces the long history of British and American involvements in the Middle East. He argues that the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11 activated a series of political and cultural responses that mapped a profoundly colonial perimeter of power. \u003ci\u003eThe Colonial Present\u003c\/i\u003e traces the connections between political, military, and economic power - the grand strategies of geopolitics - and the spatial stories told by the lives of ordinary people. It also shows the intimate connections between events in Afghanistan, Palestine, and Iraq. Packed with empirical detail, and shot through with arresting arguments, \u003ci\u003eThe Colonial Present\u003c\/i\u003e is indispensable reading for anyone seeking to understand a world riven by a war on terror that is also a war of terror.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDerek Gregory\u003c\/b\u003e is Distinguished University Scholar and Professor of Geography at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 367\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.85 x 8.96 x 6.12 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 30, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52626401624371,"sku":"9781577180906","price":102.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/bk9SRGt4YjRCUkQ3aTBzVUVNeGt3dz09.webp?v=1762066716","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-colonial-present-afghanistan-palestine-iraq-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}