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Alex Callinicos - Bonfire of Illusions: The Twin Crises of the Liberal World - 9780745648767 - V9780745648767
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Bonfire of Illusions: The Twin Crises of the Liberal World

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Description for Bonfire of Illusions: The Twin Crises of the Liberal World Paperback. Something dramatic happened in the late summer and autumn of 2008. The post-Cold War world came to an abrupt end. This was the result of two conjoined crises. First, in its brief war with Georgia in August 2008, Russia asserted its military power to halt the expansion of NATO to its very borders. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: KCM; KCP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 246.
Something dramatic happened in the late summer and autumn of 2008. The post-Cold War world came to an abrupt end. This was the result of two conjoined crises. First, in its brief war with Georgia in August 2008, Russia asserted its military power to halt the expansion of NATO to its very borders. Secondly, on 15 September 2008 the Wall Street investment bank Lehman Brothers collapsed. This precipitated a severe financial crash and helped to push the world economy into the worst slump since the 1930s.

Both crises marked a severe setback for the global power of the ... Read more

In Bonfire of Illusions Alex Callinicos explores these twin crises. He traces the credit crunch that developed in 2007-8 to a much more protracted crisis of overaccumulation and profitability that has gripped global capitalism since the late 1960s. He also confronts the interaction between economic and geopolitical events, highlighting the new assertiveness of nation-states and analysing the tense, complex relationship of interdependence and conflict that binds together the US and China. Finally, in response to the revelation that the market is not the solution to the world's problems, Callinicos reviews the prospects for alternatives to capitalism.

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Product Details

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Weight
246g
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745648767
SKU
V9780745648767
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About Alex Callinicos
Alex Callinicos is Professor of European Studies at King's College, London

Reviews for Bonfire of Illusions: The Twin Crises of the Liberal World
"A superb book which exhibits engaging though authoritative scholarship of a kind which is sadly too rare." Sociological Imagination "As one would expect from Callinicos, this book is forensic in its detail and is a useful tool in the armoury of anyone who wishes to see beyond the platitudes of the yellow press." Morning Star "A ... Read more

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