The Liberal Virus; Permanent War And The Americanization Of The World

Samir Amin's ambitious new book argues that the ongoing U.S Project to dominate the world through military force has its roots in European Liberalism, but has developed certain features of liberal ideology in a news and unqieuly dnagerous way. Where European poltical culture since the French Revolution has given a central place to values of equality, the American state has developed the serve the interests of capital alone.
About Author :
Samir Amin is director of the Third World Forum in Dakar, Senegal. His numerous works include Accumulation on a World Scale, Unequal Development, and Spectres of Capitalism.
Contents :
Introduction The "Liberal " Vision of Society The Ideological and Para-Theoretical Foundations of Liberalism The Consequences: Really-Existing Globalized Liberalism The Origins of Liberalism The Challenge of Liberalism Today Works Referred to in the Text Works by the Author Index