Someone Else's Empire by Tom Stevenson
The destructive delusions of 'Global Britain'
A fascinating read about Britain's dreams of empire and embarrassing deference to Washington -- Antony Loewenstein, author of The Palestine Laboratory
This lacerating book lays bare everything from the sanguinary politics of the British defence establishment to the management of venal political proxies in the Middle East-- Laleh Khalili, author of Sinews of War and Trade
Stevenson writes vividly of the United States' relentless pursuit of international predominance and Britain's role as its loyal adjutant. An insight-laden exploration. -- Rajan Menon, author of The Conceit of Humanitarian Intervention
Welcome ... evocative ... Reproduces a style of reportage, highly literary yet historically informed, that harkens back to a bygone era of journalism -- John-Baptiste Oduor * Jacobin *
This lacerating book lays bare everything from the sanguinary politics of the British defence establishment to the management of venal political proxies in the Middle East-- Laleh Khalili, author of Sinews of War and Trade
Stevenson writes vividly of the United States' relentless pursuit of international predominance and Britain's role as its loyal adjutant. An insight-laden exploration. -- Rajan Menon, author of The Conceit of Humanitarian Intervention
Welcome ... evocative ... Reproduces a style of reportage, highly literary yet historically informed, that harkens back to a bygone era of journalism -- John-Baptiste Oduor * Jacobin *
Tom Stevenson is a contributing editor at the London Review of Books where he writes about energy, defence and international politics. He has reported from Ukraine, the Middle East and North Africa for the LRB, Times Literary Supplement, Financial Times and the BBC.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781804291481 |
| ISBN 10 | 180429148X |
| Title | Someone Else's Empire |
| Author | Tom Stevenson |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Verso Books |
| Year published | 2023-11-07 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
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