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Autore |
Petras James F. <1937-> |
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Extractive imperialism in the Americas : capitalism's new frontier / / James Petras and Henry Veltmeyer ; with contributions by Paul Bowles [and three others] |
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Leiden, Netherlands : , : Brill, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (331 p.) |
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Collana |
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Studies in Critical Social Sciences, , 1573-4234 ; ; Volume 70 |
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Soggetti |
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Economic development - Political aspects - Latin America |
Natural resources - Political aspects - Latin America |
Capitalism - Latin America |
Imperialism - Economic aspects |
Latin America Foreign economic relations |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- A New Model or a New Form of Imperialism? -- Extractive Imperialism in Historical Perspective -- Agro-Extractivism: The Agrarian Question of the 21st Century -- Trade and Development in an Era of Extractive Imperialism -- Class Struggle on the New Frontier of Extractive Capitalism -- Extractive Capitalism and the Resistance in Guyana -- Extractive Capitalism and Brazil’s Great Leap Backward -- Resistance and Reform in Mexico’s Mining Sector -- Canadian Resistance to the Northern Gateway Oil Pipeline -- Imperialist Dynamics of US-Venezuela Relations -- Dynamics of 21st Century Imperialism -- Reflections on us Imperialism at Home and Abroad -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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