Socialist Register

Socialist Register appears in Edward Said’s account as a venue for arguments about globalization and the political order associated with it. The cited essay, by Magdoff, is titled “Globalisation-To What End?” and was published in the 1992 volume New World Order?, edited by Ralph Milliband and Leo Panitch. Its placement in Said’s notes links the journal to a discussion extending beyond the study of Orientalism itself: the reach of global capitalism and the questions raised by postcolonial criticism.

Publication and Citation

Said identifies the essay as appearing in the 1992 Socialist Register volume New World Order?, with the essay occupying pages 1–32. The bibliographic citation gives the journal a specific role in the book: it is a source for contemporary debate about globalization, rather than an institution whose history or editorial structure the text describes.

Place in Said’s Argument

The citation sits alongside references to work on transnationalism, the decline of the nation-state, and postcolonial criticism. This context connects the journal’s cited material to questions about how global economic structures shape political and cultural life. Said does not summarize Magdoff’s argument or describe the journal’s broader program, so the reference supports a limited but meaningful conclusion: the publication is part of the intellectual record through which he situates debates about the postcolonial world and global capitalism.