{"product_id":"the-liberal-defence-of-murder-richard-seymour-9781844672400","title":"The Liberal Defence of Murder","description":"A war that has killed over a million Iraqis was a 'humanitarian intervention', the US army is a force for liberation, and the main threat to world peace is posed by Islam. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThose are the arguments of a host of liberal commentators, ranging from Christopher Hitchens to Kanan Makiya, Michael Ignatieff, Paul Berman, and Bernard-Henri Levy. In this critical intervention, Richard Seymour unearths the history of liberal justifications for empire, showing how savage policies of conquest--including genocide and slavery--have been retailed as charitable missions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the Cold War to the War on Terror, Seymour argues that the colonial tropes of 'civilization' and 'progress' still shape liberal pro-war discourse, and still conceal the same bloody realities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Seymour\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1844672409\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781844672400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Verso\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 358\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.46h x 6.32w x 1.25d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Seymour\u003c\/b\u003e lives, works and writes in London. He runs the \u003ci\u003eLenin's Tomb\u003c\/i\u003e website, which comments on the War on Terror, Islamophobia and neoliberalism.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Richard Seymour","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44047904506111,"sku":"9781844672400","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4d9aa355-e9e6-48a1-915d-ce103aef94f5.jpg?v=1684992817","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-liberal-defence-of-murder-richard-seymour-9781844672400","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}