Alternatives: The United States Confronts the World by Immanuel Wallerstein
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Here, Wallerstein takes us on a take of his reactions in the critical time from 9/11 until the end of Bush’s term. While some of his predictions did not come true, about Bush not being reelected, his insightful analysis of the United States position from the view of the rest of the world was interesting.
While Wallerstein is definitely against GWB, he does allow us a rich tapestry upon which to reflect how the changing role of the United States in the world was the context in which the hawks in the US government did not recognize.
Less interesting than his own personal opinions is how he sees the relationships of politics, history and economics coming together to create a systemic basis upon which to understand the distortion of the American propaganda machine. Should we however, understand that this is propaganda? How should we understand the United States changing role? The conclusion is unclear but the trajectory is clear. We need to learn how to get along with others, after all, we are stuck in this mess together.
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