Imperialism and Global Political EconomyISBN: 978-0-7456-4045-7
Hardcover
288 pages
July 2009, Polity
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List of Tables vii
Preface and Acknowledgements ix
Introduction: Empire of Theory, Theories of Empire 1
0.1 Marxism and imperialism 3
0.2 The need for theory 6
0.3 Imperialism and global political economy today 14
Part I: Theory 23
1 The Classical Legacy 25
1.1 Continuing Marx’s Capital 25
1.2 Luxemburg’s fertile diversion 36
1.3 The Lenin-Bukharin synthesis 41
1.4 Organized capitalism and economic crises 53
1.5 Spectres of ultra-imperialism 62
2 Capitalism and the State System 67
2.1 Rethinking the theory of imperialism 67
2.2 Conceptualizing the state system 73
2.3 Interests and ideologies 93
Part II: History 101
3 Capitalism and La Longue Durée 103
3.1 What is capitalism? 103
3.2 Markets and empires 115
3.3 The sinews of capitalist power 123
4 Ages of Imperialism 137
4.1 Periodizing imperialism 137
4.2 Classical imperialism (1870–1945) 144
4.3 Superpower imperialism (1945–1991) 165
5 Imperialism and Global Political Economy Today 188
5.1 The specificity of American imperialism 188
5.2 Global capitalism at the Pillars of Hercules? 197
Notes and References 228
Index 281