Power and Resistance

US Imperialism in Latin America

Haymarket Books
James Petras, Henry Veltmeyer
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This book concerns the form taken today by US imperialism in Latin-America, analyzing the projection of US state power as a means of both advancing the economic interests of US capital in the region and maintaining its hegemony over the world capitalist system. The authors survey the motives driving these policies, and the resistance they have generated across the region.

Contributor Bio

James Petras is Professor Emeritus in Sociology at Binghamption University, and author of over 60 books on Latin American affairs and world affairs, including Imperialism and Capitalism in the 2Ist Century and Social Movements in Latin America.

Henry Veltmeyer is Professor of Development Studies at Saint Mary's University and Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas. He has authored and edited over 40 books on Latin American and world affairs, including Imperialism, Crisis and Class Struggle: The Verities of Capitalism.