Masks of Empire (Hardback)  | Released: 01 Dec 2007

Masks of Empire assembles a series of important critiques of the new US imperialism by some of the finest minds working in contemporary political and social theory. It aims for the first time anywhere to delineate analyse and evaluate the legitimizing discourses of the imperial agenda of the United States. By uncovering the economic conditions as well as the ideological facade of the neoliberal US regime, it exposes the various ways through which the United States seeks to extend its hegemony. Further, it suggests how one can morally and practically address the real problems behind the smokescreen created by this empire project. About the Author Achin Vanaik is Professor of International Relations and Global Politics at the Department of Political Science, University of Delhi. He is a fellow of the Transnational Institute (Amsterdam). Author of several books on Indian politics and society and on international affairs, his most recent previous work is an edited volume Globalization and South Asia: Multidimensional Perspectives (2004) Table of Contents Preface Foreword Tariqali Introduction Achin VanaikThe Economics of Empire The Ideological Preconditions The Ideological Banners Conclusion Achin Vanaik Contributors