Al Qaeda and What It Means
by John Gray (9781565848054)

Al Qaeda and What It Means (Book)

WHAT SORT OF MODERNITY WILL THE GLOBAL FREE MARKET DELIVER? Social and political theorists have commonly assumed that the world was set on a course in which every society would eventually become modern--and that modernity meant the same everywhere. Political leaders, policy-makers, and academics took for granted that it was only a matter of time before the entire world became secular, democratic, and capitalist. The appearance of Al Qaeda has shown us that technology will continue to extend and deepen the links between people everywhere, but it is not a de facto formula for peace and unity. Exploring such topics as the collapse of the state and the rise of unconventional warfare, the brief history of the global free market and the revival of geopolitics, the modernity of fundamentalism and the dubious prospects of an American Empire, The Mirage of Globalization is the leading British analyst's debunking of the modernity myth. Praise for Two Faces of Liberalism: With his masterly summa, John Gray has earned a place for himself in the tradition of Hobbes, Hume, Berlin, and Oakeshott. --LOS ANGELES TIMES Praise for False Dawn: A powerful analysis of the deepening instability of global capitalism. It should be read by all who are concerned about the future of the world economy. --GEORGE SOROS

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