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American Raj: Liberation or Domination?: Resolving the Conflict Between the West and the Muslim World (Hardcover)

~ Eric Margolis (Author)
Key Phrases: foreign mujahidin, oil monarchs, false flag operation, United States, Saudi Arabia, World War (more...)
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In 1993, political scientist Samuel Huntington turned conventional political wisdom on its head by arguing that future conflicts wouldn’t be between nations but between civilizations — notably, between the secular West and the fundamentalist Islamic world. At the same time, Eric S. Margolis was arguing the same point from a different position: that of a journalist reporting from within the Muslim world. American Raj is the culmination of Margolis’ years of boots-on-the-ground insight into the way the Muslim world really operates. It takes readers inside the thinking and worldview of anti-Western Islamic radicals throughout the Muslim world and identifies the historical, political, and religious factors that have played a major role in generating hostility toward the West. Employing the model of Britain’s imperialist hegemony in Asia, Margolis explores in fascinating detail whether the West risks a replay of the Raj experience or whether we face an entirely new world order.

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  • Hardcover: 400 pages
  • Publisher: Key Porter Books (October 1, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1554700876
  • ISBN-13: 978-1554700875
  • Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.4 x 1.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #588,545 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars "american raj" by eric margolis, December 9, 2008
By Walter F. Niendorff (Weston, Vermont) - See all my reviews
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"American Raj" is an exciting journey through the history of colonialism, sectarianism, economic, social and military developments that have shaped the nature of the diverse nations of the Muslim world. Margolis has a grasp of the subject that is both profound and unique, which makes the book a milestone in the portrayal of the Muslim world's culture, complexities, and dynamism.
Equally the author gives a chilling account of the self serving opportunism, cynicism, and arrogance of many western powers in their dealings with the Muslim world, which creates further conflict, and a deep distrust of western institutions and intentions.
"American Raj" contains masterful narrative, analysis, and comment, as well as a road map of constructive action vital to improving the relations between the West and the Muslim world. A brilliant book on the subject of a significant 21st Century challange.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Profound Grasp of History and its Ramifications , February 25, 2009
With "American Raj", we are fortunate indeed to have as narrator an author with decades of experience in the hot spots of the world, an author who really gets it. Given his encyclopedic-knowledge of the Middle East and South Asia, and Were it within my power, I would unhesitatingly nominate Mr. Margolis for the post of U.S. Secretary of State.

Laid out in exhaustingly researched detail, "America Raj" is the story of colonial overlords, possessed with a Mongol-like disdain for non-western lives and an insatiable thirst for the resources of other nations. Dressed up as a war on something, terror, drugs, humanitarian casuses,etc., etc., western powers have and continue to devour the resources of others as might a blight of locusts in a wheat field.

As one of my favorite literary pugilists, Mr. Margolis pulls no punches in his analysis of the root-cause of what today is termed "terrorism."

"American Raj" guides us through the turbulent history of colonialism, that has, beyond doubt, certified that resistance to foreign occupation and resource exploitation is [the] principal motive-force behind what is conveniently coined as terrorism by western powers, currently their self-serving leit motif for state-sponsored plunder.

In summation, "American Raj" is the best of the genre regards the currency and philosphy of the axiom that those "who ignore history are doomed to repeat it." Policy makers and imperialists in the West would do well to read this book and heed many of the recommendations articulated by the author. The road to a peaceful co-existence with the Muslim world is profoundly yet precisely chartered in this masterful work.

Bruce G. Richardson
Author: "Afghanistan, A Search for Truth"




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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Action needed!, January 27, 2009
By F. Ratliff II "Alamaine" (Grand Forks, ND, US of A) - See all my reviews
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I would certainly suggest that Mr M send copies of his book, *American Raj,* to all who failed to heed his warnings and observations about Islam's portion of the World. Having been a keen observer myself for several many years, it seems almost unthinkable that talented persons such Mr M have been ignored while the bumblers and fools have been given free rein and reign over American foreign policy. This book should be read by all who have had any interest in the subject.
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