Rethinking imperialism /
by Ray Kiely.
- x, 307 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Rethinking world politics .
- Rethinking world politics. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
"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"--