"September 11 didn't change everything," says British academic
These were the words of Steven Hurst, Senior Lecturer in Politics at Manchester Metropolitan University, at the launch of his book in London on Thursday evening.
Placing recent events in a broader historical context, The United States and Iraq since 1979: Hegemony, Oil and War (Edinburgh University Press) provides a theoretical framework that places the actions of the various US administrations in a wider process.
Using World Systems Theory, Hurst is the first to analyze the underlying factors of US policy towards the Persian Gulf over the past twenty-five years.
Placing recent events in a broader historical context, The United States and Iraq since 1979: Hegemony, Oil and War (Edinburgh University Press) provides a theoretical framework that places the actions of the various US administrations in a wider process.
Using World Systems Theory, Hurst is the first to analyze the underlying factors of US policy towards the Persian Gulf over the past twenty-five years.