Suchergebnisse

The neoliberal forms of imperial rule that had destroyed the hopes of the liberation movements were under attack. In order to counter the possibilities for a massive breakthrough at the popular level, the Western forces mounted an invasion of Libya using the mantra of humanitarianism to disrupt, militarily, political and economic life in Africa. Imperialism in Africa had matured from the cruder colonial forms and worked through the Bretton Woods institutions while unleashing divisive ideas on cultural and religious levels. Yet, Africa remains the space of the worst forms of exploitation of the capitalist system and has inspired continuity in anti-imperialism from colonial times to the present. Today, in the twenty-first century, the older forms of class mobilization of the national liberation era have exhausted their potential and there are new social forces that have arisen that are fighting for reparative justice, peace, life, health, and the repair of the natural environment. These movements, and their anti-imperialist ideas, had kept the flames of African freedom burning. Adapted from the source document.

Discusses US foreign policy, militarism, and geopolitics, focusing on the Middle East and Iraq War, and international activism in opposition to US global hegemony; 14 articles. Based mostly on papers presented at a conference organized in honor of Harry Magdoff's 90th birthday, held in Burlington, Vermont, May 3, 2003. Contents: The new age of imperialism, by John Bellamy Foster; Confronting the empire, by Samir Amin; U.S. weakness and the struggle for hegemony, by Immanuel Wallerstein; U.S. hegemony today, by Peter Gowan; The new geopolitics, by Michael Klare; The global minotaur, by Joseph Halevi and Yanis Varoufakis; The two wings of the eagle, by William K. Tabb; The grid of history: cowboys and Indians, by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz; Can U.S. workers embrace anti-imperialism? by William Fletcher, Jr.; Notes on the antiwar movement, by Barbara Epstein; Prospects for anti-imperalism: coming to terms with our own bourgeoisie, by Sam Gindin; Construction of an enemy, by Eleanor Stein; Homeland imperialism: fear and resistance, by Bernardine Dohrin; The parameters of resistance, by Amiya Kumar Bagchi.

The United States, since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, has often been accused of exhibited a new imperialism or new militarism. However, the author argues that the United States has long had both imperialistic & militaristic designs on the rest of the world & that little actually changed with U.S. actions after 9/11. The most important change that he does see as having occurred is that the U.S. is more overt in its imperialistic actions & philosophy than it was before 9/11. A continuation of its current imperialism, & its current openness about this philosophy, will lead to "global barbarism or worse." However, while imperialism has long been the U.S. mode of action, the United States does not have to continue in this vein, for nothing in human history is inevitable. D. Knaff

"How does control of media resources serve political and economic ends? What is the impact of media concentration and monopoly in the era of technology convergence, with not just traditional and 'new' media but also consumer electronics, telephony and computing industries? Revisiting the classic concept of media imperialism, Oliver Boyd-Barrett presents a thorough retake for the 21st century, arguing for the need to understand media and empires and how structures of power and control continue to regulate our access to and consumption of the media. It's no longer just Disney and Dallas--it's also now Alibaba, Apple, Facebook, Google, Samsung and Huawei. Examining the interplay between communications industries and the hierarchies and networks of political, corporate and plutocratic power in a globalized world, the book explains: the historical context of the relationship between media and imperialism; contestation and collaboration among new media empires; the passion for social justice that inspired the original theories of media and cultural imperialism, and how it has been embraced by a new generation. Digging deeply into the global landscape and emerging media markets to explore how media power works across transnational boundaries, this book gives a clear and sophisticated argument for why media imperialism still matters."--Publisher description

Lenin, Bukharin, Stalin, and Trotsky in Russia, as well as Mao, Zhou Enlai, and Den Xiaoping in China, shaped the history of the two great revolutions of the twentieth century. As leaders of revolutionary communist parties and then later as leaders of revolutionary states, they were confronted with the problems faced by a triumphant revolution in countries of peripheral capitalism and forced to revise the theses inherited from the historical Marxism of the Second International. With the benefit of hindsight, the author will indicate the limitations of their analyses. Lenin and Bukharin considered imperialism to be a new stage of capitalism associated with the development of monopolies. The revolution, made in the name of socialism (and communism), was, in fact, something else: mainly a peasant revolution. In his opinion, Trotsky would certainly not have done better. His attitude towards the rebellion of the Kronstadt sailors and his later equivocations demonstrate that he was no different than the other Bolshevik leaders in government. Adapted from the source document.

"Imperialism has become a key focus of debate about world politics in the post-9/11 world. This major new text provides a systematic reappraisal of the evolution of the phenomenon and the concept from the 19th century as the basis for a reassessment of Globalization and US hegemony in the world today"--