This Volume Examines The Nature And Prospects Of The U.S. Imperial Project Currently Being Given Shape By War And Occupation In The Middle East. Immanuel Wallerstein, Peter Gowan, And Other Discuss The Dynamics At Work Behind The War On Terrorism. Their Analyses Locate Recent Developments Within A Longer Historical Arc, And Set Out The Central Questions For Research And Debate: Is U.S. Unilateralism And Militarism A Sign Of The Increasing Superpower? Or A Desperate Response To The Erosion Of The Strategy It Developed For Ensuring Its Leadership Over The Advanced Capitalist World During The Cold War? Essays By Barbara Epstein, Amiya Kumar Bagchi And Others Also Examine The Propects For The Resistance To Imperialism In The United States And Globally.