Extractive Imperialism In The Americas: Capitalism's New Frontier :Studies in Critical Social Sciences, Volume 70 - Studies in Critical Social Sciences

Extractive Imperialism In The Americas: Capitalism's New Frontier

Extractive Imperialism In The Americas: Capitalism's New Frontier :Studies in Critical Social Sciences, Volume 70 - Studies in Critical Social Sciences

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Recent changes in the global economy have brought about a massively devastating pillage of resources in the developing world by multinational corporations, as well as states with energy and food security concerns. These developments have also brought about a major change in the form taken by imperialism (actions taken by the state to advance the interests of the dominant capitalist class). Extractive Imperialism in the Americas explores the changing face of US imperialism in the regional context of the Americas, a major stage of this system in crisis.
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Type Book
ISBN13 9781608464944
ISBN10 1608464946
Number Of Pages 326
Item Weight 460 g
Publisher / Reseller Haymarket Books
Format paperback
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Author's Bio

James Petras is Professor Emeritus in Sociology at Binghamption University, and author of over 60 books on Latin American affairs and world affairs, including Imperialism and Capitalism in the 2Ist Century and Social Movements in Latin America.

Henry Veltmeyer is Professor of Development Studies at Saint Mary's University and Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas. He has authored and edited over 40 books on Latin American and world affairs, including Imperialism, Crisis and Class Struggle: The Verities of Capitalism

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