Rough Music: Blair, Bombs, Baghdad, London, Terror is a 2005 book by British-Pakistani writer, journalist, political activist and historian Tariq Ali.
Author | Tariq Ali |
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Language | English |
Subjects | British politics, Iraq War, terrorism |
Published | London |
Publisher | Verso Books |
Publication date | September 2005 |
Publication place | United Kingdom |
Media type | |
Pages | 104 |
ISBN | 9781844675456 |
OCLC | 61731307 |
Synopsis
editThe book is a reaction to the 7 July 2005 London bombings, which Ali describes as "murderous mayhem that Blair's war has sown in Iraq". The book criticises perceived attacks on civil liberties. He invokes "great dissenters" of the past and calls for "political resistance, within Parliament and without".[1][non-primary source needed]
Reception
editThe book was reviewed in the peer-reviewed academic journal Current Issues in Criminal Justice[2] and Arena magazine.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Rough Music: Blair, Bombs, Baghdad, London, Terror". Verso Books. Retrieved 2016-10-16.
- ^ Poynting, Scott (March 2006). "Rough Music: Blair/Bombs/Baghdad/London/Terror (Book Review)". Current Issues in Criminal Justice. 17 (3). Sydney Law School. ISSN 1034-5329.
- ^ Nairn, Tom (2006-02-01). "The new Furies: Tariq Ali's newest book calls for Britain to re-examine its role as one of the real sources of insecurity in the globalised world order". Arena. Archived from the original on 2018-11-18. Retrieved 2015-09-21 – via HighBeam Research.