Globalization Unmasked: Imperialism in the 21st Century

by James Petras, Henry Veltmeyer

Overview

Globalization is the mantra of our times. Business executives, politicians, and intellectuals all seem to agree that it just happened, and that we must adapt to it. In this new book, the entire globalization project is subjected to a powerful blast from the left. James Petras and Henry Veltmeyer contend that globalization is not new-capitalism over the past 100 years has experienced periodic waxings and wanings of its tendency to integrate economies worldwide. They go on to argue that globalization was created by deliberate policies put in place by powerful states under the control of dominant classes, and that it is not a structural part of the capitalist system-it is instead an ideological smokescreen used to divert attention away from the resurgence of imperialist powers. The authors do see an alternative-a renewed, democratic, and revolutionary socialist vision that is capable of uniting people, and of being recognized by political movements that are committed to finding realistic strategies and achievable goals.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781856499392
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	07/01/2001
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.43(d)

About the Author

James Petras is emeritus professor of sociology at Binghamton University, New York. He is author of over 30 books on Latin American and world affairs, including Poverty and Democracy in Chile (1997) and The Dynamics of Social Change in Latin America (2000).

Henry Veltmeyer is professor of sociology and international studies at Saint Mary's University, Halifax, Canada and adjunct professor of political science at the Universidad Autonoma de Zacatecas, Mexico. He is author of numerous scholarly articles and books on Canadian political economy and Latin American development, including Neoliberalism and Class Conflict in Latin America (1997) and The Labyrinth of Latin American Development (1999).
James Petras is emeritus professor of sociology at Binghamton University, New York. He is author of over 30 books on Latin American and world affairs, including Poverty and Democracy in Chile (1997) and The Dynamics of Social Change in Latin America (2000).

Henry Veltmeyer is professor of sociology and international studies at Saint Mary's University, Halifax, Canada and adjunct professor of political science at the Universidad Autonoma de Zacatecas, Mexico. He is author of numerous scholarly articles and books on Canadian political economy and Latin American development, including Neoliberalism and Class Conflict in Latin America (1997) and The Labyrinth of Latin American Development (1999).

Table of Contents

Contents
Introduction
1. Globalization or Imperialism?
2. Globalization: A Critical Analysis
3. Globalization as Ideology
4. Capitalism at the End of the Millennium
5. The Labyrinth of Privatization
6. Democracy and Capitalism: An Uneasy Relationship
7. Cooperation for Development
8. NGOs in the Service of Imperialism
9. US Empire and Narco - Capitalism
10. The Politics of US Hegemony: Right-wing Strategy in Practice
11. Socialism in an Age of Imperialism

Editorial Reviews

Protestors at future WTO meetings will wave well-thumbed copies.” —CHOICE

“A rich, revealing, and powerful exploration of the ideology of "globalization" and the free-market imperialism behind it. A vital in-depth education for both advanced students and laypersons.'” —Michael Parenti, author of To Kill a Nation: The Attack on Yugoslavia

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