Fred Halliday’s Writings on Global Politics Are a Vital Resource for the Left

[basquebromance]

i have some of his books, i will quote from them if enough interest is shown in the thread

Fred Halliday’s Writings on Global Politics Are a Vital Resource for the Left

The Irish scholar Fred Halliday covered an extraordinary range of subjects in his work, from Middle East revolutions to the Cold War. Halliday brought a Marxist perspective to the study of global politics and left behind a rich intellectual legacy.

jacobin.com

 

[Donald H]

i have some of his books, i will quote from them if enough interest is shown in the thread

Fred Halliday’s Writings on Global Politics Are a Vital Resource for the Left

The Irish scholar Fred Halliday covered an extraordinary range of subjects in his work, from Middle East revolutions to the Cold War. Halliday brought a Marxist perspective to the study of global politics and left behind a rich intellectual legacy.

jacobin.com

Yes, please do quote something you found that grabbed your interest. Something new perhaps?

 

[basquebromance]

Yes, please do quote something you found that grabbed your interest. Something new perhaps?

"Osama Bin Laden is the illegitimate child of Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher" - that's quite a whopper!

 

[basquebromance]

Really incredible how reactionary Fred Halliday was. i'm reading his book about the middle east, he literally sounds right wing