James Petras, Henry Veltmeyer

Extractive Imperialism in the Americas

Capitalism's New Frontier

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Produktbeschreibung

This book explores the changing face of US imperialism in the context of a system that is in crisis. At issue are the devastating effects of the turn of many multinational corporations towards 'extractivism'--a pillage of society's natural resources.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Brill
• Seitenzahl: 332
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Juli 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 159mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 649g
• ISBN-13: 9789004268852
• ISBN-10: 9004268855
• Artikelnr.: 40907875

Autorenporträt

James Petras is Professor Emeritus in Sociology at Binghamton 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.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Tables and Figures
List of Contributors
Introduction
PART I: IMPERIALISM AND CLASS STRUGGLE DYNAMICS
1 A new model or imperialism of the 21st century?
2 Extractive imperialism in historical perspective, by Norman Girvan
3 Agro-imperialism? The agrarian question in the 21st century
4 Trade and development in an era of extractive imperialism
5 Class struggle on the new frontier of extractive capitalism
PART II: EXTRACTIVE CAPITALISM AND POPULAR RESISTANCE
6 Extractive capitalism and resistance in Guyana, by Dennis Canterbury
7 Extractivism and the great leap backward in Brazil
8 Resistance and reform in Mexico's mining sector, by Darcy Tetreault
9 Resistance in British Colombia: The Enbridge oil pipeline project, by
Henry Veltmeyer and Paul Bowles
10 Imperialist dynamics of US-Venezuela-US relations
11 Dynamics of 21st Century Imperialism
12 Reflections on US Imperialism at home and abroad
Bibliography
Index