EBOOK New Imperialism

People around the world are confused and concerned. Is it a sign of strength or of        weakness that the US has suddenly shifted from a politics of consensus to one of        coercion on the world stage? What was really at stake in the war on Iraq? Was it all        about oil and, if not, what else was involved? What role has a sagging economy        played in pushing the US into foreign adventurism and what difference does it make        that neo-conservatives rather than neo-liberals are now in power? Whatexactly is the        relationship between US militarism abroad and domestic politics? These are the        questions taken up in this compelling and original book, which contains an Afterword        written to coincide with the 2004 American presidential election result.