Imperialism without colonies / Harry Magdoff.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Magdoff, Harry.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International economic relations.

Developing countries--Dependency on foreign countries.

Developing countries.

Developing countries--Foreign economic relations--Developed countries.

Developed countries--Foreign economic relations--Developing countries.

Developed countries.

Imperialism.

Physical Description:

152 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Monthly Review Press, [2003]

Summary:

In the Decades after 1945, as colonial possessions became independent states, it was widely-believed that imperialism as a historical phenomenon was coming to an end. The six essays collected in this volume demonstrate that a new form of imperialism was, in fact, taking shape -- an imperialism defined not by colonial rule but by the global capitalist market. From the outset, the dominant power in this imperialism without colonies was the United States. Magdoff's essays explain how this imperialism works, why it generates ever greater inequality, repression, and militarism, and the essential role it plays in the development of U.S. capitalism. His concluding essay presciently points out the limits of any attempted reform of the global economy which does not directly challenge the framework of capitalism. Written in the 1960s and 70s, Magdoff's essays constituted a major contribution to Marxist theory and provided a model of rigorous argument in which theory is constantly checked against the economic reality. They provide an indispensable guide to the basic forces at work in the global politics of the twenty-first century.

Contents:

The achievement of Paul Baran

The new imperialism

The American empire and the U.S. economy

Imperialism without colonies

Militarism and imperialism

The limits of international economic reform.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-144) and index.

ISBN:

1583670947

OCLC:

52170720