{"product_id":"the-liberal-defence-of-murder-richard-seymour-9781844678617","title":"The Liberal Defence of Murder","description":"A war that has killed more than 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. These are the arguments of a host of liberal commentators, including such notable names as Christopher Hitchens, Kanan Makiya, Michael Ignatieff, Paul Berman, and Bernard-Henri L vy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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. From the Cold War to the War on Terror, Seymour argues that colonialist notions of \"civilization\" and \"progress\" still shape liberal pro-war discourse, concealing the same bloody realities. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a new afterword, Seymour revisits the debates on liberal imperialism in the era of Obama and in the light of the Afghan and Iraqi debacles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Seymour\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 184467861X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781844678617\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Verso\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/04\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.30d","brand":"Richard Seymour","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46334513840383,"sku":"9781844678617","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c67409d2-6a53-467e-8a50-c61a11ea40e7.jpg?v=1731467030","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-liberal-defence-of-murder-richard-seymour-9781844678617","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}