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![Arundhati Roy: Public Power in the Age of Empire](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Date: 8/16/2004Call Number: CD 304Format: CDProducers: Alternative RadioProgram: ROY A8Collection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
The U.S. is the world's greatest military power. Always projecting an image of reluctance and innocence, American presidents attack and intervene in the affairs of other countries. They routinely claim history, providence, destiny or some other abstraction has conferred certain obligations on Washington. The U.S. practices imperialism without formal colonies. Surrogates, often trained in the U.S., are recruited to rule. They implement and enforce Washington's rules. If the natives raise their heads and revolt the empire's centurions are called in. To effectively carry out its imperial projects the "free press" play the vital role of keeping the citizenry in the dark. What can the public do in the age of empire?
![An evening with Arundhati Roy](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Date: 8/18/2004Call Number: V 677Format: DVDProducers: Pacifica Radio, KPFACollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Indian novelist and political writer Arundhati Roy speaks at the Berkeley Community Theater. The dvd contains Roy reading selections from her latest collection of essays, “An Ordinary Person’s Guide to Empire” and also interviews between Roy and others.
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