Capitalist Imperialism in Contemporary Theoretical Frameworks

This book analyzes the controversy between imperialism associated with capitalist development. The author evaluates contemporary theories concerning the essence of this relationship. On that basis, he reconstructs his own view on capitalist imperialism.

This book analyzes the controversy surrounding imperialism associated with capitalist development. The last dozen years passed under the shadow of two momentous events: the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan conducted in the framework of the broader «war on terror», and the economic crisis. They occurred against the backdrop of global economic integration, but also against the contradictions in its development. Those events and processes are explained in the theory of contemporary capitalist imperialism that the author attempts to reconstruct.

Autorentext

Filip Ilkowski is Assistant Professor at the Institute of Political Science at the University of Warsaw. His work concerns the problems of social movements and imperialism. His fields of research include the classical and contemporary theories of capitalist imperialism.

Inhalt

Imperialism Capitalism Capitalist imperialism Theories Contemporary theoretical frameworks Capitalist state Accumulation of capital Empire Crisis Rivalry Geopolitics War Arms Expansion Uneven and combined development Hardt and Negri Wood Gindin and Panitch Harvey Callinicos