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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789960603321

Autore

Harvey David <1935->

Titolo

The new imperialism [[electronic resource] /] / David Harvey

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005

ISBN

0-19-164775-6

0-19-191764-8

1-280-59553-1

9786613625366

0-19-155579-7

Edizione

[Paperback ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (288 p.)

Collana

Oxford scholarship online

Disciplina

973.93

Soggetti

Political culture - United States

Imperialism

Militarism - United States

United States Foreign relations 2001-2009

United States Foreign relations 20th century

United States Politics and government 2001-2009

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previously issued in print: 2003.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface to the Paperback Edition; Preface to the First Edition; 1. All About Oil; 2. How America's Power Grew; 3. Capital Bondage; 4. Accumulation by Disposession; 5. Consent to Coercion; Afterword; Further Reading; Bibliography; Notes; Index;

Sommario/riassunto

People around the world are confused and concerned. Is it a sign of strength or of weakness that the US has suddenly shifted from a politics of consensus to one of coercion on the world stage? What was really at stake in the war on Iraq? These are questions taken up in this text.