Order from a Major Online Bookstore
Ultimate Book Price Comparison Engine
Save Your Time And Money
| AnyBook4Less.com | Order from a Major Online Bookstore |
|
| Home | Store List | FAQ | Contact Us | | ||
| Ultimate Book Price Comparison Engine Save Your Time And Money |
||
 |
Title: Eqbal Ahmad: Confronting Empire by Eqbal Ahmad, David Barsamian, Edward W. Said ISBN: 0-89608-615-1 Publisher: South End Press Pub. Date: July, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.7 (10 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: The Eye of the Storm
Comment: It is the work of Eqbal Ahmad as a remarkable public intellectual that has earned him a pedestal among the dissidents of our generation. This is the first book-length treatment on the ideas of Eqbal Ahmad as compiled in these masterful interviews by David Barsamian. The subject matters range from a radical analysis of middle east politics, south asian history, Western non-intervention in Bosnia, American complicity in the emergence of the Taliban-disorder, a poignant description of how he met his life-long friend Edward Said, the ideas of Fanon (whom he worked for) to a fascinating historical analysis on the syncretic tradition of Urdu poetics. This book captures Eqbal Ahmad's genius, his charisma, his urbane cosmopolitan wit - in short the "sweetness and light" of Eqbal Ahmad. Highly, highly recommended.
Rating: 5
Summary: Open your eyes to the reality
Comment: "Might is right", or a version in my native language "whoever owns the stick, owns the cow". At the dawn of the 21st century, the world is the same as it was centuries ago. The greed to be powerful is as vicious as ever. Civilization can be so uncivil! Imperialism is as alive as it ever was. Only the mechanics have changed. Eqbal fights back with the weapon of today, powerful argument.
Eqbal Ahmad speaks so factually and clearly that it is hard to defy his argument. In this book, he talks about the imperial designs of those who own the stick. One of the most profound books i've ever read.
A must read for anyone from (or interested in) the Asian Subcontinent as well as the middle east.
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent, clear-eyed reasoning, and very humane.
Comment: This book was written by a man whose greatest committment appears to be NOT to a political party, his own self-interest, or some other more or less selfish and narrow agenda, but rather to seeing clearly, reasoning fairly, and calling a spade a spade. If you want to get the point of view of someone who is as non-brainwashed as possible, look no further. This man, at least, is sane.
It is interesting to note that he is also off the radar screens of the right-wing gang-bangers. Otherwise they would be here saying nothing and pulling the rating down.
 |
Title: Terrorism: Theirs and Ours by Eqbal Ahmad, David Barsamian, Greg Ruggiero ISBN: 1583224904 Publisher: Seven Stories Press Pub. Date: 28 December, 2001 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
 |
Title: Culture and Resistance : Conversations with Edward W. Said by Edward W. Said, David Barsamian ISBN: 0896086704 Publisher: South End Press Pub. Date: 01 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
 |
Title: Orientalism by Edward W. Said ISBN: 039474067X Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 12 October, 1979 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
 |
Title: Culture and Imperialism by Edward W. Said ISBN: 0679750541 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 31 May, 1994 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
 |
Title: The Question of Palestine by Edward W. Said ISBN: 0679739882 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 07 April, 1992 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Thank you for visiting www.AnyBook4Less.com and enjoy your savings!
Copyright� 2001-2021 Send your comments
