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THE EMPIRE AND UKRAINE REVISITED
The New Cold War has arrived with the NATO expansion into central and eastern Europe – a principal factor in the present Ukraine war – and an essential elements in the US drive to counter both Russia and China’s growing economic, commercial and diplomatic strength. Andrew Murray’s new book draws on his original 2015 Empire and Ukraine and updates it with his 2022 commentary and a new introduction. Essential reading for all in the anti war movement.

THE IMPERIAL CONTROVERSY: CHALLENGING THE EMPIRE APOLOGISTS
The imperialist urge, rooted in the dynamics of the world economy, continues to cast a long shadow. Andrew Murray subjects the leading pro-imperial historians, including Niall Ferguson, to a withering analysis. He presents an alternative reading of the record of the British Empire, and of other colonial powers, “… the better to develop an understanding as to why the last thing the great majority of the world wants to see is a repetition, however dressed up.”



The history of imperial intervention in the Middle East and the phenomenon of liberal interventionism in general, and Blair’s premiership in particular, is located in a history of argument within the progressive movement concerning imperialism.  The record and role of the “pro-war left” in relation to the Iraq war comes under scrutiny.

AUTHOR BIO

Andrew Murray, chair of the Stop-the-War Coalition from 2001 to 2011, is the author of several books on political and trade union matters, including The Imperial Controversy (Manifesto Press 2009) Flashpoint World War III (1997), Off the Rails (2001), A New Labour Nightmare: Return of the Awkward Squad (2003), Stop the War: The Story of Britain's Biggest Mass Movement (with Lindsey German, 2005), The T&G Story (2008) and Empire and Ukraine (Manifesto Press 2015).