Re: OOP book club
 

Gents,

I head off tomorrow for three weeks to train another carrier air wing how to enforce US hegemony and advance US imperialistic policy. Therefore I will have limited time to dedicate to getting this project going. Please continue to post your suggestions for the reading list. I will compile a poll when I return and we shall go from there.

Re: BOOK NOMINATIONS
 

What is the status of the book club Vulture?

There is a new book about China's emergence as an economic power called China Inc. I have only read one review (NYT) which was kind of non-commital, but this seems like a topic in which many people here of all political persuasions would be interested.

Re: OOP book club
 

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I'd be up for this

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if nicky's game, i'm game

Re: BOOK NOMINATIONS
 

that would be an excellent topic to learn about, sam. i second your nomination

Re: OOP book club
 

I'm currently reading "Why Globalisation Works" by Martin Wolf (Economics Editor at the Financial Times, former World Bank guy). General defence of capitalism, free trade, globalisation etc, with also some criticism of Western governments (mainly on farming subsidies and immigration). I've hit a bit of dry statistical patch with it but mainly it's very interesting. I think it would be a good choice because it's a book largely from the other side of the fence that I and many of us are on, but a quality one, and also has some scope for provoking debate from the right as well. So I'd suggest it as one of our choices.

I also plan on reading Globalised Islam by Oliver Roy which is supposed to be very good, and suggest it too.