A Theory of Imperialism
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A Theory of Imperialism is a political economy book that offers a Marxist analysis of contemporary global capitalism and the structural mechanisms of imperialism in the modern world.
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| A Theory of Imperialism canonical | 3 |
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Target entity: A Theory of Imperialism Context triple: [Prabhat Patnaik, hasWritten, A Theory of Imperialism]
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A.
Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism
Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism is a 1917 political and economic treatise by Vladimir Lenin that analyzes imperialism as an advanced, monopolistic phase of capitalism characterized by the dominance of finance capital and the division of the world among great powers.
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Imperialism and the Revolution
Imperialism and the Revolution is a political treatise by Albanian leader Enver Hoxha that offers a staunchly anti-revisionist Marxist-Leninist critique of modern imperialism and contemporary communist movements.
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C.
Neo-Colonialism: The Last Stage of Imperialism
Neo-Colonialism: The Last Stage of Imperialism is a seminal political work that critiques how former colonial powers and global capitalism continue to dominate newly independent nations through economic, political, and cultural means rather than direct rule.
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Imperialism and Civilization
"Imperialism and Civilization" is a political and historical critique by Leonard Woolf that examines the impact of imperialist policies on both colonized societies and the moral fabric of the imperial powers.
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E.
The Myth of the State
The Myth of the State is a posthumously published philosophical work by Ernst Cassirer that analyzes the role of myth and symbolic thought in the rise of modern political ideologies and totalitarianism.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Target entity: A Theory of Imperialism Target entity description: A Theory of Imperialism is a political economy book that offers a Marxist analysis of contemporary global capitalism and the structural mechanisms of imperialism in the modern world.
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A.
Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism
Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism is a 1917 political and economic treatise by Vladimir Lenin that analyzes imperialism as an advanced, monopolistic phase of capitalism characterized by the dominance of finance capital and the division of the world among great powers.
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B.
Imperialism and the Revolution
Imperialism and the Revolution is a political treatise by Albanian leader Enver Hoxha that offers a staunchly anti-revisionist Marxist-Leninist critique of modern imperialism and contemporary communist movements.
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C.
Neo-Colonialism: The Last Stage of Imperialism
Neo-Colonialism: The Last Stage of Imperialism is a seminal political work that critiques how former colonial powers and global capitalism continue to dominate newly independent nations through economic, political, and cultural means rather than direct rule.
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D.
Imperialism and Civilization
"Imperialism and Civilization" is a political and historical critique by Leonard Woolf that examines the impact of imperialist policies on both colonized societies and the moral fabric of the imperial powers.
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E.
The Myth of the State
The Myth of the State is a posthumously published philosophical work by Ernst Cassirer that analyzes the role of myth and symbolic thought in the rise of modern political ideologies and totalitarianism.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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political economy book ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
development studies
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economics ⓘ political science ⓘ |
| argues |
advanced capitalist countries maintain living standards through access to cheap primary commodities
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imperialism persists in new forms under contemporary globalization ⓘ policies in the periphery are shaped to ensure supplies of food and raw materials to the core ⓘ |
| author |
Prabhat Patnaik
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Utsa Patnaik ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
India
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United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| focusesOn |
drain of surplus from the global South to the global North
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impact of neoliberal globalization on developing countries ⓘ relationship between advanced capitalist countries and the periphery ⓘ role of agriculture and primary commodities in imperialism ⓘ structural mechanisms of imperialism in contemporary capitalism ⓘ |
| genre |
Marxist theory
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development economics ⓘ political economy ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
anti-imperialist
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critical of neoliberalism ⓘ left-wing ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
academics
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researchers in political economy ⓘ students ⓘ |
| isbn10 | 0231179900 ⓘ |
| isbn13 | 9780231179901 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
agrarian question
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capitalist world system ⓘ global capitalism ⓘ global inequality ⓘ imperialism ⓘ political economy of development ⓘ terms of trade ⓘ |
| notableFor |
linking agrarian crisis in the global South to imperialist structures
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reviving and updating Marxist theories of imperialism ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 272 ⓘ |
| proposes | a theoretical model of contemporary imperialism based on demand and absorption of primary commodities ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2016 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Columbia University Press
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Tulika Books ⓘ |
| theoreticalFramework |
Marxism
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class analysis ⓘ dependency theory tradition ⓘ |
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