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Book SynopsisRecent changes in the global economy have brought about a massively devastating pillage of resources in the developing world by multinational corporations, as well as states with energy and food security concerns. 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). Extractive Imperialism in the Americas explores the changing face of US imperialism in the regional context of the Americas, a major stage of this system in crisis.
Table of ContentsList of Tables and Figures List of Contributors Introduction PART I: IMPERIALISM AND CLASS STRUGGLE DYNAMICS 1 A new model or imperialism of the 21st century? 2 Extractive imperialism in historical perspective, by Norman Girvan 3 Agro-imperialism? The agrarian question in the 21st century 4 Trade and development in an era of extractive imperialism 5 Class struggle on the new frontier of extractive capitalism PART II: EXTRACTIVE CAPITALISM AND POPULAR RESISTANCE 6 Extractive capitalism and resistance in Guyana, by Dennis Canterbury 7 Extractivism and the great leap backward in Brazil 8 Resistance and reform in Mexico’s mining sector, by Darcy Tetreault 9 Resistance in British Colombia: The Enbridge oil pipeline project, by Henry Veltmeyer and Paul Bowles 10 Imperialist dynamics of US-Venezuela-US relations 11 Dynamics of 21st Century Imperialism 12 Reflections on US Imperialism at home and abroad Bibliography Index
