Vijay Prashad is an Indian historian, journalist, commentator and a Marxist intellectual. He is the George and Martha Kellner Chair in South Asian History and Professor of International Studies at Trinity College. In 2013–2014, he was the Edward Said Chair at the American University of Beirut. Prashad is the author of seventeen books and his book 'The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World' (2007) was chosen as the Best Nonfiction book by the Asian American Writers' Workshop in 2008 and also won the Muzaffar Ahmed Book Award in 2009. As a journalist, Vijay Prashad writes regularly for Frontline, The Hindu, Alternet and BirGun, and is a contributing editor for Himal Southasian. Writing on the Middle Eastern politics, development economics, North-South relations and current events. In 2015, Prashad joined as the Chief Editor of the New Delhi-based publisher LeftWord Books.
Additional Resources:
Radioactive Weapons Are Killing Innocent Civilians in Iraq—and It's the US Military's Fault- February 22, 2017
Why ‘You Cannot Build Democracy With a Gun’- November 10, 2016
The Iraq War: a Story of Deceit- July 29, 2016
Israel Key Link in Exporting ISIS Oil- The Real News Network- December 9, 2015
Blowback: Vijay Prashad on How Islamic State Grew Out of US Invasion of Iraq- August 26, 2014
Baghdad and the Emergence of the New World Order, 1990 - 2003 - April 28, 2012
Casual Imperialism- August 16,2003
