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Record Nr.

UNINA9910824328403321

Autore

Petras James F. <1937->

Titolo

Power and Resistance : US Imperialism in Latin America / / by James Petras, Henry Veltmeyer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden, Netherlands ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : Brill, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

90-04-30742-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (232 p.)

Collana

Studies in Critical Social Sciences, , 1573-4234 ; ; Volume 83

Critical Global Studies ; ; Volume 6

Disciplina

327.7308

Soggetti

Imperialism

United States Foreign relations Latin America

Latin America Foreign relations United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- Imperialism and Capitalism: Rethinking an Intimate Relationship -- Imperialism in an Era of Extractive Capitalism -- Extractive Imperialism and the Post-Neoliberal State -- Agroextractivist Imperialism -- US Imperialism in Latin America: Then and Now -- US Global Power in the 21st Century: Military or Economic Imperialism? -- Fifty Years of Imperial Wars: Results and Perspectives -- Networks of Empire and Realignments of World Power -- Paradoxes of Anti-Imperialism and Class Struggle -- The United States and Venezuela: Decades of Defeats and Destabilization -- The Chávez Factor in us Imperialism -- Obama’s Imperialist Offensive against Venezuela -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

This book concerns the form taken today by US imperialism in Latin America, with reference to the projection of US state power as a means of both advancing the economic interests of the US capitalist class in the region and maintaining its hegemony over the world capitalist system. In Part I the book delves into the complex relationship that exists between imperialism and capitalism as the system that dominates the world economy. Part II elaborates on the economic and political dynamics of imperial power in Latin America and the forces of



resistance that these dynamics have generated. Part III focuses on the relationship between the United States and Venezuela, which has assumed the leadership in the anti-imperialist struggle.