About the Author

Tariq Ali is a writer, filmmaker, and a longtime political activist and campaigner. He has written over a dozen books on world history and politics - including The Clash of Fundamentalisms, Bush in Babylon, Rough Music, and Pirates of the Caribbean: The Axis of Hope - as well as five novels and scripts for both stage and screen.

Reviews

"Ali broadens our horizons, geographically, historically, intellectually, and politically. His mode of history telling is lyrical and engaging, humane, and passionate." - Nation"