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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: James Petras , Henry Veltmeyer , Luciano Vasapollo , Mauro CasadioPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Zed Books Ltd Dimensions: Width: 13.50cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 21.50cm Weight: 0.467kg ISBN: 9781842776681ISBN 10: 1842776681 Pages: 224 Publication Date: 27 February 2006 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand ![]() We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsPreface: The State of the US Nation 1. The Fragrance of Imperialism 2. The Economic Basis of Imperial Power 3. The Centrality of the State in the Empire 4. The US Republic and the Weight of Empire 5. Spoils of Empire: the US in Latin America 6. Dynamics of Empire Building and Imperial Rule 7. Class Dynamics of Inter-Imperialist Competition 8. Dynamics of Inter-Imperialist Competition 9. Russia and China in the New Empire 10. Imperialism as Local Development 11 Bush Goes to War: the Neo cons take over 12. Reflections on Empire and ImperialismReviewsHas much to offer analytically...the discussion is lively and accessible, and it would make interesting reading not only for students of American politics but also those interested in the broad discussions around globalization. The empirical scope is vast, essentially attempting to identify the sites of American power across the world...Empire with Imperialism presents an engaging argument about the role of the American imperial state. * Political Studies Review * 'Has much to offer analytically...the discussion is lively and accessible, and it would make interesting reading not only for students of American politics but also those interested in the broad discussions around globalization. The empirical scope is vast, essentially attempting to identify the sites of American power across the world...Empire with Imperialism presents an engaging argument about the role of the American imperial state.' - Political Studies Review Author InformationLuciano Vasapollo is professor of economics and statistics at Università La Sapienza in Rome, and the Universidad de Habana (Cuba) James Petras is Professor of Sociology (retired), Binghamton University, New York. Henry Veltmeyer is Professor of Sociology and International Studies, Saint Mary's University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |