In three celebrated lectures, extensively re-worked since they were delivered first, Prof. Aijaz Ahmad discusses the progress of neo-imperialism and the increasing influence of fascism in the third world societies and critically evaluates their resources – cultural, social and ideological.
CONTENTS Introduction to the Second Edition Introduction to the First Edition
On the Ruins of Ayodhya: Communalist Offensive and Recovery of the Secular Right Wing Politics, and the Cultures of Cruelty Globalization and Culture
Aijaz Ahmad is a renowned cultural theorist who has taught in several western and Indian universities. A frequent contributor to Frontline magazine, he currently lives in New Delhi.
Useful, astute diagnosis, but with the usual silences regarding the comprador electoral left (CPIM etc.) - of which Ahmad was a card-carrying member throughout his lifetime.