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Challenging Empire: People, Governments and the Un Defy U.S. Power

Phyllis Bennis

"Bennis is a first-class political surgeon...This book is a must reading for anyone who cares about international affairs and the relationship between ideals and the reality of power politics." --Marcus Raskin on Calling the Shots When millions around the world marched to protest the Iraq war and the U.S. drive towards empire, the New York Times dubbed global public opinion "the second super-power." What empowered those protests was their alliance -- if only for a brief moment -- with governments unexpectedly willing to stand up to U.S. pressure, and with the United Nations itself, when it followed its Charter's command to stop "the scourge of war." Bennis tracks the rise of U.S. unilateralism and the doctrine of preemptive war, looking particularly at Iraq and Israel/Palestine, and examines both the potential and the challenges ahead in reclaiming the UN as part of the global peace movement.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Olive Branch Press
  • Publish Date: Nov 1st, 2005
  • Pages: 288
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 9.04in - 5.94in - 0.81in - 0.87lb
  • EAN: 9781566566070
  • Categories: History & Theory - General

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About the Author

Bennis, Phyllis: - Phyllis Bennis is a fellow of the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, and Director of its New Internationalism Program. Her areas include U.S. unilateralism and empire, the Middle East (particularly Israel-Palestine and Iraq), and US-United Nations relations. She is the author of Understanding the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict, Ending the Iraq War, Challenging Empire: How People, Governments and the UN Defy US Power, Calling the Shots: How Washington Dominates Today's UN, and Before & After: U.S. Foreign Policy and the War on Terrorism. Bennis appears frequently as a commentator/analyst on U.S. and international television and radio programs, including "The News Hour with Jim Lehrer" on PBS, the CBS "Morning Show," NPR's "Diane Rehm Show," and many others on CNN, BBC, Fox, CBC, and al-Jazeera TV. Her work has appeared in the Baltimore Sun, Christian Science Monitor, Le Monde Diplomatique (Paris), TomPaine.com, New York Newsday, The Philadelphia Enquirer, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Nation, Mother Jones, and many other publications.

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Praise for this book

"Bennis is a first-class political surgeon...This book is a must reading for anyone who cares about international affairs and the relationship between ideals and the reality of power politics." ---Marcus Raskin