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Grosfoguel, Maldonado-Torres & Saldivar, eds., Latino/as in the World-System: Decolonization Struggles in the 21st Century U.S. Empire Paradigm, 2006

Too many wars in the twentieth century, and in this one. Nelson Maldonado-Torres draws upon thinkers like Frantz Fanon and Aime Cesaire to argue for a project of decolonization, one that directly confronts the Western paradigm of racist war. In his book Against War, Maldonado-Torres also analyzes the work of Emmanuel Levinas and Enrique Dussel. (Encore presentation.)

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Tariq Ali, The Duel: Pakistan on the Flight Path of American Power Scribner, 2008

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Pakistan may be the linchpin of the US's so-called war on terror, but it is also, as Tariq Ali notes, a wrecked country. Pakistan's neighbor Afghanistan is also devastated; the continuing war there makes meaningful recovery impossible. In a recent talk, Ali addressed key developments in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Iraq, often dictated by US geopolitical interests.

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Alexandre Christoyannopoulos, "Tolstoy the Peculiar Christian Anarchist"

Anarchist Studies

Leo Tolstoy was much more than a novelist. He also spoke out against state authority, war, laws, patriotism, and economic exploitation. Many of Tolstoy's anarcho-pacifist views were informed by his mid-life conversion to Christianity. Alexandre Christoyannopoulos discusses Tolstoy's Christian anarchism.

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Hawkesworth & Alexander, eds., War & Terror: Feminist Perspectives U. of Chicago Press, 2008

Ferguson & Marso, eds., W Stands for Women Duke U. Press, 2007

Are the logics of war and neoliberalism compatible with the empowerment of women and the pursuit of feminist goals? Mary Hawkesworth describes what happens to women, social attitudes, and political structures both during war and after demobilization. She also cites processes of feminization that affect labor, patterns of poverty, and even men. (Encore presentation.)

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Grosfoguel, Maldonado-Torres & Saldivar, eds., Latino/as in the World-System: Decolonization Struggles in the 21st Century U.S. Empire Paradigm, 2006

Too many wars in the twentieth century, and in this one. Nelson Maldonado-Torres draws upon thinkers like Frantz Fanon and Aime Cesaire to argue for a project of decolonization, one that directly confronts the Western paradigm of racist war. In his book Against War, Maldonado-Torres also analyzes the work of Emmanuel Levinas and Enrique Dussel.

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Mike Moore, Twilight War: The Folly of U.S. Space Dominance The Independent Institute, 2008

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Space is a place that could be weaponized, that the US could dominate militarily. Is this wise from a national security perspective? What do the missile defense systems developed since Reagan's Star Wars program mean for the militarization of space? And if an arms race in space commences, do we get a new cold war, this time with China? Mike Moore's new book is Twilight War.