| Extractive Imperialism in the Americas: Capitalism's New Frontier Contributor(s): Petras (Author), Veltmeyer (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004268855 ISBN-13: 9789004268852 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $166.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General - Business & Economics | Industries - General - Business & Economics | Economics - General |
| Dewey: 338.209 |
| Series: Studies in Critical Social Sciences (Brill Academic) |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.6" W x 9.5" (1.35 lbs) 332 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Recent changes in the global economy, which include a growing demand for energy and natural resources such as industrial minerals and agro-food products, have brought about a massive devastating pillage of resources in the developing world by multinational corporations as well as states with energy and food security concerns--and concerns about a system (global capitalism) in the throes of a global crisis. 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). This book 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. |