To Govern the Globe: World Orders and Catastrophic Change by Alfred W. McCoy (En

Description: To Govern the Globe: World Orders and Catastrophic Change by Alfred W. McCoy In a sweep through seven centuries from 1350 to 2050, the work explains how catastrophes-- pandemics, wars, and climate crisis--have shaped the destiny of empires and world orders. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In a tempestuous narrative that sweeps across five continents and seven centuries, this book explains how a succession of catastrophes--from the devastating Black Death of 1350 through the coming climate crisis of 2050--has produced a relentless succession of rising empires and fading world orders. During the long centuries of Iberian and British imperial rule, the quest for new forms of energy led to the development of the colonial sugar plantation as a uniquely profitable kind of commerce. In a time when issues of race and social justice have arisen with pressing urgency, the book explains how the plantations extraordinary profitability relied on a production system that literally worked the slaves to death, creating an insatiable appetite for new captives that made the African slave trade a central feature of modern capitalism for over four centuries. After surveying past centuries roiled by imperial wars, national revolutions, and the struggle for human rights, the closing chapters use those hard-won insights to peer through the present and into the future. By rendering often-opaque environmental science in lucid prose, the book explains how climate change and changing world orders will shape the life opportunities for younger generations, born at the start of this century, during the coming decades that will serve as the signposts of their lives--2030, 2050, 2070, and beyond. Author Biography Alfred McCoy holds the Harrington Chair in History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is author of The Politics of Heroin, the classic study of drug trafficking that the CIA tried to suppress, and In the Shadows of the American Century. Review "An ambitious effort to discern patterns in the rise and fall of world empires.... McCoys account is compelling...with many provocative observations on world history and its present twists." —Kirkus"To Govern the Globe is a brilliant distillation of 700 years of geopolitics, exposing how we arrived where we are, amidst the worsening climate crisis and collapsing world orders. Al McCoys eloquently written book is a call to action for us all, as time still remains to prevent an unprecedented cascade of catastrophes." —Amy Goodman, host of "Democracy Now!""McCoy is one of the most eminent scholars in the world on the abuse of power and authority, on surveillance and repression, on the historical evolution of state-sanctioned torture in the US and elsewhere, and, more recently, on the rapidly declining state of the US empire. McCoys latest book "To Govern the Globe" is a formidable work of scholarship spanning an incredible arc of world history. Yet it is a gripping and fast-paced read that manages to distill the complex history of the rise and fall of world empires into a gripping narrative that is simultaneously exhilarating and terrifying. The books scope is so massive that only a scholar of McCoys skill could even consider attempting to capture it. McCoys meticulous understanding of the past and present failures and excesses of empires gives him the rare credibility to offer a detailed, damning picture of the grim realities humankind faces as history transforms into our future. After reading "To Govern the Globe," however, I must conclude that embedded within McCoys book is a ray of hope demanding to be seen by us all before its truly too late." —Jeremy Scahill, investigative journalists and author of Blackwater and Dirty Wars"McCoys argument is meticulously footnoted and his sobering conclusions appear firmly grounded in data. The past may not be the best predictor of the future, but as McCoy notes, "the past remains our best means of understanding the present and our only viable guide to the future." —California Review of Books"To Govern the Globe ... offers a kaleidoscopic and timely analysis of the present U.S. decline, contextualizing it among a succession of empires and world orders across the past millennium." —Counterpunch"To Govern the Globe can be read as a clarion call to take action." —The Arts Fuse"A fascinating look at the rise and fall of empires and what it means for world orders. From colonial exploitation and capitalist ravaging of people and planet to arms racing and warfare, Alfred McCoy offers a deep dive into how this history has led to the climate crisis, and the impacts it will have on our future." —Ray Acheson, disarmament program director at the Womens International League for Peace and Freedom"In an age where most scholars concentrate on a limited specialty, no one sees a bigger picture more brilliantly than Alfred McCoy. In this powerful, enlightening, and frightening book he gives us a magisterial view of the empires of the past—and of the force in our future which promises to dwarf them all." —Adam Hochschild, author of King Leopolds Ghost"To Govern the Globe is history on an epic scale -- sweeping, provocative, and unsparing in its judgments. Alfred McCoys immensely readable narrative spans centuries, charting the rise and fall of successive world orders down to our own present moment shaped by Chinas emergence as a great power and the blight of climate change." —Andrew Bacevich, author of After the Apocalypse: Americas Role in a World Transformed"Its hard to believe a book spanning seven centuries could be so timely. Yet, Alfred McCoys probing and original study links the fate of multiple empires—including Pax Americana—to the all-too-relevant histories of protracted war, brutal exploitation, and catastrophic medical, environmental, and demographic crises." —Christian G. Appy, author of American Reckoning: The Vietnam War and Our National Identity Promotional $3,000 marketing and publicity budgetFeatures and excerpts in The Nation, Truthout, In These Times, Jacobin, Mother Jones, Truthdig,Promotion through TomDispatch.com, which is syndicated in The Nation, Truthout, Mother Jones, Salon, Common Dreams, and others.Publicity and promotion in conjunction with the authors speaking engagements Review Quote "To Govern the Globe is history on an epic scale -- sweeping, provocative, and unsparing in its judgments. Alfred McCoys immensely readable narrative spans centuries, charting the rise and fall of successive world orders down to our own present moment shaped by Chinas emergence as a great power and the blight of climate change." --Andrew Bacevich, author of After the Apocalypse: Americas Role in a World Transformed Details ISBN1642595780 Author Alfred W. McCoy Short Title To Govern the Globe Pages 380 Publisher Haymarket Books Language English Year 2021 ISBN-10 1642595780 ISBN-13 9781642595789 Format Hardcover Subtitle World Orders and Catastrophic Change Audience General/Trade Imprint Haymarket Books Place of Publication Chicago Country of Publication United States Publication Date 2021-12-02 AU Release Date 2021-12-02 NZ Release Date 2021-12-02 US Release Date 2021-12-02 UK Release Date 2021-12-02 DEWEY 909 Illustrations Illustrations We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:135508638;

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