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In This Major New Work - The Result Of A Lifetime Of Intellectual Engagement - One Of The Developing World's Most Famous Thinkers Reflects On The Times We Live In. He Argues That Us Hegemony Has Reached A Dangerous New Level Under George Bush Jr., And That The Us President's Hubristic Militarism Will Both Lead To A Never-ending Cycle Of Wars And Block All Hopes Of Social And Democratic Progress, Not Just In Developing Countries, But In The North As Well. Samir Amin Also Rejects The Highly Ideological Notion That The Current Form Of Neoliberal Capitalism - 'really Existing Capitalism' In Which Imperialism Is An Integral And Permanent Part - Is An Inevitable Future For Humanity, Or In Fact Socially Or Politically Tolerable. At The Same Time, He Is Not Opposed To Globalization As Such; Indeed He Believes The Whole World Today Is Irrevocably Connected, And That Solidarity In Diversity Is The Key To The Struggle For A Better World.--jacket. Introduction -- The Triad: America, Europe And Japan--united Or Fragmented? -- Does The Rise Of China Challenge The Imperialist Order? -- Russia Out Of The Tunnel? -- India, A Great Power? -- Can Solidarity Be Rebuilt Among The Countries Of The South? -- Reform Of The Un As Part Of A Multipolar Globalization. Samir Amin; Translated By Patrick Camiller. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.