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York, and during my subsequent tenure at the School of International
Service, American University, many others have provided ideas and
encouragement. Among these are Henry Comor, Robert W. Cox, Ken
Donow, Elizabeth Hagg, Beth Haverkamp-Powers, Sara Fletcher
Luther, Ted Magder, James Mittelman, Vincent Mosco, Hamid Mow-
lana, Mustapba Pasha, Dino Rosati, James N. Rosenau, Christopher
Rossi, Rohan Samarajiva, Harry Trebing, Paul Wapner, and Macmil-
lan IPE series editor Timothy M. Shaw. Thank you one and all.
Thanks also to research assistants Kristen Comeaux, Cynthia Dow-
dell, Peter Haney, Alan Kronstadt, Rachel Kuennen, Allison Levine
and Kathleen Lewis-Workman.
I am compelled to convey heartfelt thanks to Leo Panitch for his
drive, critical contributions, and the tremendous faith he had in his
student. I also must thank Ian Parker for his years of friendship,
support, and willingness to introduce me to the pleasure and pain of
critical thinking. Their scholarly work and political principles are
sources of continuing_ inspiration.
Finally, I would like to acknowledge the role played by friends, old
and new. Against the constraints of common sense, I have little doubt
that my guarded optimism bas something to do with their passion,
understanding and unflagging generosity.

Edward Comor
Washington, DC
June 1997

NOTES
Martin Walker, 'Foreign Policy Goes to Market', Manchester Guardian
Weekly (12 January 1997) p. 6.
2 Robert W. McChemey, 'The Global Struggle for Democratic Commu-
nication', in Monthly Review, 48(3) (July-August 1996) 5.
3 Leo Panitch, 'Globalization, States, and Left Strategies', in Social Justice,
23(1-2) (1996) 80.