Extractive imperialism in the Americas : : capitalism's new frontier / / James Petras and Henry Veltmeyer ; with contributions by Paul Bowles [and three others].

• Superior document: Studies in Critical Social Sciences, Volume 70
• VerfasserIn: Petras, James F., 1937-; Veltmeyer, Henry,
• TeilnehmendeR: Veltmeyer, Henry,; Bowles, Paul,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands : : Brill,, 2014.; ©2014
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Studies in critical social sciences ; Volume 70.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (331 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

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 global crisis. 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). This book explores the changing face of US imperialism in the regional context of the Americas, a major stage in the unfolding drama of a system in crisis.

Table of Contents

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.