People all over the world are confused and anxious. Is it a sign of strength or weakness that the USA suddenly shifted from a policy of consensus to a policy of coercion on the global stage? What was really at stake in the Iraq war? Was everything done for oil and, if not, what were the other causes of the war? What role did the downward trend of the economy play in pushing the USA towards an adventurous foreign policy? What exactly is the relationship between the USA's militarism abroad and its domestic policy?
These are the questions addressed by "The New Imperialism," an impressive and original book that examines the events of our time by placing them in their broader context and providing deep political, economic, and social interpretations of the determination with which the USA government proceeded to war.