Brilliant and timely study of the motivations behind Bush's response to terrorism.

Immanuel Wallerstein draws on a lifetime of study of long-term historical change to shed light in his newest book on the consequences of the recent, significant turn in US foreign and economic policies.

"[A] most important and perceptive assessment of the political and economic future of the world. As always with Wallerstein's work, you do not have to agree with him to find him enormously thought-provoking." --Goran Therborn, Director, Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study in the Social Sciences, Uppsala "More and more books on international relations are published every year. Only a few of them deserved to be remembered. Alternatives is one of those. It is a delight to have deep historical perspective used to explain recent events. ...Wallerstein shows that even in foreign affairs generosity, morality, cleverness, and realism are compatible." --Pascal Boniface, Director of the Institute for International Relations and Strategy, Paris