In this era of 'globalization', we hear a great deal about a 'new imperialism', the hegemony of global capital and its chief enforcer, the US. Today, with the US promising an endless 'war against terrorism' and a policy of 'pre-emptive defence', this notion seems more plausible than ever.
What does imperialism mean in the absence of colonial conquest and imperial rule?
“A splendid book.”—Eric Hobsbawm
“A thought-provoking genealogy of empires throughout history.”—
Publishers Weekly“The best articulation of the secular Left’s critique of global capital.”—
Tikkun“... a timely book ... a powerful antidote to one of the afflictions of the interregnum, the belief that appearance is everything.”—
London Review of Books“The most compelling account yet of imperialism in its current phase.”—Robert Brenner
