Imperialism, Crisis And Class Struggle: The Enduring Verities And Contemporary Face Of Capitalism - Studies in Critical Social Sciences, Volume 21

An intellectual and political tribute to James Petras

List of contents

The Making of a Revolutionary and Anti-Imperialist
1. James Petras, scholar and revolutionary: An appreciation, Henry Veltmeyer
2. James Petras and that ‘long petal of wine, sea and snow’, Fernando I. Leiva

Capitalism and Marxist Theory
3. Trotsky and Latin American development theory, Ronald H. Chilcote
4. Capitalism, primitive accumulation and unfree labour, Tom Brass
5. Farewell to imperialism? A critical sociological study of empire, Ashok Kumbamu

Capitalism in the Era of Neoliberalism: A System in Crisis
6. The Class Nature of Neoliberal Globalization in the Age of Imperialism, Berch Berberoglu
7. The migration-development nexus: A Marxist analysis, Raúl Delgado Wise
8. The financialization of wealth and the crisis of 2007-2009, John Bellamy Foster & Hannah Holleman
9. Food, Water and Fuel: The Crisis of Life Under Capitalism, Michel Chossudovsky

Political dynamics of US Imperialism
10. Not about to lose Chile: Democratic socialism confronts the imperial state, Morris Morley
11. The rational destruction of Yugoslavia, Michael Parenti
12. The Israeli lobby, Palestine occupation and US-Israeli militarism, Stephen Lendman

List of Contributors
James Petras–Selected Publications
References
Index

About the author

Henry Veltmeyer Ph.D. (1976) is professor of international development studies at Saint Mary's University. He has published extensively on the political economy of international development and Latin America.

Summary

This book of essays is written in honour of James Petras, in recognition of his intellectual achievements and political interventions—his steadfast principles, distinguished scholarship, extraordinary writing and uncompromising dedication to the popular struggles of millions across the world.

Foreword

Title will be prominently featured at all of the academic conferences we attend

Promotion to coincide with the annual Historical Materialism conference, which has a growing academic audience (400 graduate students and professors in 2010)

Reviews will be sought from left leaning academic journals

Product details

• Authors: Henry Veltmeyer
• Assisted by: Henry Veltmeyer (Editor), Veltmeyer Henry (Editor)
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.03.2012
• EAN: 9781608461462
• ISBN: 978-1-60846-146-2
• Weight: 545 g
• Series: Studies in Critical Social Sciences; Studies in Critical Social Sci; Studies in Critical Social Sci; Studies in Critical Social Sciences
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Developing & Emerging Countries, Politics & government, Migration, immigration & emigration, Migration, immigration and emigration, Politics and government, Social classes, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Development Studies, Development Economics, Development economics and emerging economies