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Author Petras, James F., 1937-

Title Extractive Imperialism in the Americas : Capitalism's New Frontier.

Publication Info. Leiden : BRILL, 2014.
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Description 1 online resource (331 pages).
Physical Medium polychrome
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Series Studies in Critical Social Sciences
Studies in critical social sciences.
Contents Extractive Imperialism in the Americas:Capitalism's New Frontier; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables; List of Acronyms; List of Contributors; Introduction; Part 1: Imperialism and Class Struggle Dynamics; 1 A New Model or a New Form of Imperialism?; 2 Extractive Imperialism in Historical Perspective; 3 Agro-Extractivism: The Agrarian Question of the 21st Century; 4 Trade and Development in an Era of Extractive Imperialism; 5 Class Struggle on the New Frontier of Extractive Capitalism; Part 2: Extractive Capitalism and Popular Resistance; 6 Extractive Capitalism and the Resistance in Guyana.
7 Extractive Capitalism and Brazil's Great Leap Backward8 Resistance and Reform in Mexico's Mining Sector; 9 Canadian Resistance to the Northern Gateway Oil Pipeline; 10 Imperialist Dynamics of US-Venezuela Relations; 11 Dynamics of 21st Century Imperialism; 12 Reflections on us Imperialism at Home and Abroad; Bibliography; Index.
Summary This book explores the changing face of US imperialism in the context of a system that is in crisis. At issue are the devastating effects of the turn of many multinational corporations towards 'extractivism'-a pillage of society's natural resources.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject Capitalism -- Latin America.
Capitalism.
Latin America.
Economic development -- Political aspects -- Latin America.
Economic development -- Political aspects.
Imperialism -- Economic aspects.
Imperialism -- Economic aspects.
Imperialism.
Latin America -- Foreign economic relations.
International economic relations.
Natural resources -- Political aspects -- Latin America.
Natural resources -- Political aspects.
Natural resources.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Veltmeyer, Henry.
Bowles, Paul.
Canterbury, Dennis C. (Dennis Compton), 1953-
Girvan, Norman.
Tetreault, Darcy.
Other Form: Print version: Petras, James. Extractive Imperialism in the Americas : Capitalism''s New Frontier. Leiden : BRILL, ©2014 9789004268852
ISBN 9789004268869 (electronic book)
9004268863 (electronic book)

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