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"Since the end of the Cold War, the United States has emerged as the hegemonic superpower with enormous military might and a strong but faltering economy. This unparalleled supremacy has been accompanied by an aggressive interventionist foreign policy which has been condemned by many as imperialist. Imperialism and Resistance offers a radical critique of this new imperialism of the US and its allies, including Britain." "The author explains how the US imperial turn has been underpinned by a number of significant factors such as US military spending, American economic power and the politics of oil. He also shows the terrible consequences of these policies in terms of deepening global inequality and injustice. In the final sections of the book, the author explicitly addresses the thorny question of how best to resist the new imperialism, drawing upon his own experience as an activist in the anti-globalisation and anti-war movements."--Jacket.

pt. I. The economics of imperialism.--pt. II. The politics of imperialism. ; Mode of access: Internet.

Offers a critique of the economic and military imperialism of the US and its allies in the 21st century. Inspired by the anti-globalization and anti-war movements, this work provides an introduction to the changes in global politics since the dominance of the American Empire with the end of the Cold War and is useful for activists and students

In the 1880s and 1890s, a wave of histories of colonial empire
appeared in France. But even though they were produced by members of similar
republican colonial advocacy groups, these accounts narrated the history
of empire in contradictory ways. Some positioned "colonial empire" as an
enterprise with ancient roots, while others treated modern colonization as
distinct. Some argued that French colonial empire was a unique enterprise in
line with republican ideals, but others insisted that it was a European-wide
project that transcended domestic political questions. By tracing the differences
between these accounts, this article highlights the flexibility that characterized
late nineteenth-century republican understandings of empire. It
also points to the ways republican advocates for colonial expansion during
this period looked both historically and comparatively to legitimize their
visions for empire's future in France.