The Colonial Present: Afghanistan. Palestine. IraqThe Colonial Present: Afghanistan. Palestine. Iraq In 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.
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Contents
The Colonial Present | 1 |
Architectures of Enmity | 17 |
The Land where Red Tulips Grew Great Games 30 | 30 |
Civilization and Barbarism The Visible and the Invisible 47 | 47 |
Barbed Boundaries | 76 |
Defiled Cities | 107 |
The Tyranny of Strangers | 144 |
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