In the Wake of Terror: Class, Race, Nation, Ethnicity in the Postmodern World"In the Wake of Terror inquires into the historical conditions and possibilities of radical change in the post-9/11 world of globalized capitalism. E. San Juan, Jr., focuses on numerous problems, including those of racism, class antagonisms, and subalternity in the United States. Global violence is also examined in relation to the anti-imperialist struggle of diverse communities in the Philippines. Written from a historical materialist perspective, this work of cultural criticism is of interest to the academic or lay person."--BOOK JACKET. |
Contents
Post911 Reflections on Homeland Culture Wars | 1 |
Revisiting the RaceClass Dialectic | 23 |
Prison Testimonies Fighting for Dignity Justice Freedom | 41 |
Ethnicity and Modernity Gramsci Postmodernism Identity | 57 |
From Racism to Class Struggle | 87 |
NationState Nationalism and Violence | 107 |
Multiculturalism and Globalization | 133 |
Afterword | 163 |
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About the Author | |
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