Author Description
People Around The World Are Confused And Concerned. Is It A Sign Of Strength Or Of Weakness That The Us Has Suddenly Shifted From A Politics Of Consensus To One Of Coercion On The World Stage? What Was Really At Stake In The War On Iraq? Was It All About Oil And, If Not, What Else Was Involved? What Role Has A Sagging Economy Played In Pushing The Us Into Foreign Adventurism And What Difference Does It Make That Neo-conservatives Rather Than Neo-liberals Are Now In Power? What Exactly Is The Relationship Between Us Militarism Abroad And Domestic Politics? These Are The Questions Taken Up In This Compelling And Original Book. Closely Argued But Clearly Written, 'the New Imperialism' Builds A Conceptual Framework To Expose The Underlying Forces At Work Behind These Momentous Shifts In Us Policies And Politics. The Compulsions Behind The Projection Of Us Power On The World As A 'new Imperialism' Are Here, For The First Time, Laid Bare For All To See. This New Paperback Edition Contains An Afterword Written To Coincide With The Result Of The 2004 American Presidental Election.
Menrva's Summary
THE THESIS
This book investigates the underlying economic and political drivers behind the shift in United States foreign policy toward overt coercion and militarism in the early 21st century. David Harvey, a distinguished geographer and social theorist, utilizes a Marxist analytical framework to examine the intersection of capital accumulation, domestic economic instability, and global hegemony. He argues that the transition from neoliberal consensus to neoconservative interventionism is a structural necessity for maintaining American power in the face of internal contradictions.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Analysis of the relationship between capital accumulation and territorial expansion
- Examination of the Iraq War as a case study for imperialist strategy
- Theoretical framework distinguishing between neoliberal and neoconservative political agendas
- Critique of the role of domestic economic pressures in foreign policy decision-making
Scope Limits
- The analysis is primarily focused on the period leading up to and immediately following the 2004 U.S. presidential election
- The text does not provide a comprehensive history of all U.S. foreign interventions throughout the 20th century
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Scholars and political analysts frequently cite this work as a foundational text for understanding the materialist critique of American foreign policy. Readers often note the academic density of the prose, which requires a basic familiarity with political economy to fully grasp the author's arguments.
Page Count:
264
Publication Date:
2003-01-01
ISBN-10:
0191555797
ISBN-13:
9780191555794
Economics
History
Geopolitics
American Studies
International relations