Lila Rajiva is an American writer. She has undergraduate degrees in economics and English as well as a master's degree from Johns Hopkins University, where she did doctoral work in international relations and political philosophy. She has taught at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
In 2005, Rajiva authored The Language of Empire: Abu Ghraib and the American Media, a study of propaganda which examines the place of Iraqi prisoner torture in U.S. culture and politics. Rajiva co-authored Mobs, Messiahs, and Markets with Bill Bonner, which details mass delusions in the markets and politics and explains why they continually arise. The book was awarded the GetAbstract International Book Award for 2008.
References
- "Lila Rajiva". OVGuide. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- Trapp, Roger (September 11, 2007). "Book review: 'Mobs, Messiahs and Markets', by William Bonner and Lila Rajiva". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-06-14. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- "getAbstract International Book Award".