Extractive Imperialism in the Americas: Capitalism's New Frontier (Studies in Critical Social Sciences) - Softcover

Petras, James; Veltmeyer, Henry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1608464946 ISBN 13: 9781608464944

Publisher: Haymarket Books, 2016

Synopsis

In this wide-ranging collection, leading scholars from different disciplines critically examine the new extractive imperialism bearing down on the Americas.

Recent changes in the global economy, particularly the growing demand for energy and natural resources, have produced a massive and devastating pillage of resources in the developing world by multinational corporations and States. These developments have also brought about a major change in the form taken by imperialism, and a renewed focus on the Americas as a source of plunder. Extractive Imperialism explores the changing face of US imperialism in the regional context of the Americas, a major stage in the unfolding drama of a system in crisis

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About the Author:

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

About this edition

• Publisher: Haymarket Books
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1608464946
• ISBN 13: 9781608464944
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 321