Power and Resistance: US Imperialism in Latin America (Studies in Critical Social Sciences / Critical Global Studies, 83)

This book concerns the form taken today by US imperialism in Latin America, with reference to the projection of US state power as a means of both advancing the economic interests of the US capitalist class in the region and maintaining its hegemony over the world capitalist system. In Part I the book delves into the complex relationship that exists between imperialism and capitalism as the system that dominates the world economy. Part II elaborates on the economic and political dynamics of imperial power in Latin America and the forces of resistance that these dynamics have generated. Part III focuses on the relationship between the United States and Venezuela, which has assumed the leadership in the anti-imperialist struggle. This book concerns the form taken today by US imperialism in Latin America, with reference to the projection of US state power as a means of both advancing the economic interests of the US capitalist class in the region and maintaining its hegemony over the world capitalist system.00In Part I the book delves into the complex relationship that exists between imperialism and capitalism as the system that dominates the world economy. Part II elaborates on the economic and political dynamics of imperial power in Latin America and the forces of resistance that these dynamics have generated. Part III focuses on the relationship between the United States and Venezuela, which has assumed the leadership in the anti-imperialist struggle. Part I. Rethinking US imperialism -- Imperialism and capitalism: rethinking an intimate relationship -- Imperialism in an era of extractive capitalism -- Extractive imperialism and the post-neoliberal state -- Agroextractivist imperialism -- Part II. Policy and resistance dynamics of US imperialism -- US imperialism in Latin America: then and now -- US global power in the 21st century: military or economic imperialism? -- Fifty years of imperial wars: results and perspectives -- Networks of empire and realignments of world power -- Paradoxes of anti-imperialism and class struggle -- Part III. The Venezuela pivot of US imperialism -- The United States and Venezuela: decades of defeats and destabilization