Rethinking imperialism

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Title:

Author:

Kiely, Ray, 1964-

ISBN:

9780230201057

9780230201064

Personal Author:

Kiely, Ray, 1964-

Publication Information:

Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, c2010.

Physical Description:

x, 307 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series:

Rethinking world politics.

Contents:

Introduction--imperialism: what's in a name? -- Early capitalism and mercantile imperialism -- Liberal imperialism and capitalist expansion -- Classical imperialism, 1882-1945 -- The Cold War, post-war boom and new theories of imperialism -- Neo-imperialism, globalization and geo-politics in the post-Cold War world -- The political economy of neo-liberal imperialism -- Liberalism and 'humanitarian imperialism' -- The end of US hegemony? Contemporary hegemonic challenge and world economic crisis -- Imperialism and anti-imperialism today.

Subject Term:

Imperialism.

Imperialism -- History -- 19th century.

Imperialism -- History -- 20th century.

Geographic Term:

United States -- Foreign relations -- 2001-2009.

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Summary

Imperialism has become a key focus of debate about world politics in the post-9/11 world. This major new text provides a systematic reappraisal of the evolution of the phenomenon and the concept from the 19th century as the basis for a reassessment of Globalization and US hegemony in the world today.