{"product_id":"9780863564611","title":"Political Journeys: The openDemocracy Essays","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Whatever the subjects . . . Halliday's knowledge, imagination, and intellectual independence illuminate them all.\"—Francis Wheen\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Fred Halliday's \u003ci\u003ePolitical Journeys\u003c\/i\u003e range over wide intellectual and political landscapes, with brilliant insights, absorbing narratives, lucid writing, and subtle humour.\"—Sami Zubeida\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFred Halliday always combined the broad sweep of modern history, its currents and ideas, with a profound knowledge of modern revolutions, the Middle East, and national movements. This collection of columns written for openDemocracy between 2004 and 2009 is proof of a subtle worldview that continues to generate questions: what is the relation between religion, nationalism, and progress? Is a new international order possible? When is intervention a force for progress?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the big headline topics like the Iraq War or the Danish cartoons, to the unexpected comparisons of Tibet and Palestine, or Afghanistan and the Falklands, Halliday is a perennially surprising and enlightened guide to the major issues of international politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFred Halliday\u003c\/b\u003e (1946–2010) was a leading authority on superpower relations, the Middle East, and international relations theory. He was professor emeritus of international relations at the London School of Economics from 1985 to 2008 and a research professor at the Barcelona Institute for International Studies.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Saqi Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47012359930096,"sku":"9780863564611","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780863564611_p0.jpg?v=1763827129","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780863564611","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}