{"product_id":"9781577180890","title":"The Colonial Present Afghanistan. Palestine. Iraq","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe Colonial Present\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAfghanistan. Palestine. Iraq\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDerek Gregory\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolitical Science \/ International Relations \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Colonial Present: Afghanistan. Palestine. Iraq\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\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.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe first analysis of the \"war on terror\" to connect events in Afghanistan, Palestine, and Iraq.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTraces the connections between geopolitics and the lives of ordinary people.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRichly illustrated and packed with empirical detail.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eDerek Gregory\u003c\/b\u003e is Distinguished University Scholar and Professor of Geography at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e06 August 2004\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781577180890\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e400\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e25.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44315188363404,"sku":"9781577180890","price":115.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781577180890.jpg?v=1780283406","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781577180890","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}