The new imperialism

"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...

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Main Author: Harvey, David , 1935- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: United Kingdom : Oxford University Press , c2005
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300 |a xi, 275 p. :   |b ill. ;   |c 20 cm. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-244) and index 
505 0 |a 1. All about oil -- 2. How america's power grew -- 3. Capital bondage -- 4. Accumulation by disposession -- 5. Consent to coercion 
520 |a "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? What exactly is the relationship between US militarism abroad and domestic politics? These are the questions taken up in this book."- 
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