The Making of a Revolutionary and Anti-Imperialist1. James Petras, scholar and revolutionary: An appreciation, Henry Veltmeyer2. James Petras and that ‘long petal of wine, sea and snow’, Fernando I. LeivaCapitalism and Marxist Theory3. Trotsky and Latin American development theory, Ronald H. Chilcote4. Capitalism, primitive accumulation and unfree labour, Tom Brass5. Farewell to imperialism? A critical sociological study of empire, Ashok KumbamuCapitalism in the Era of Neoliberalism: A System in Crisis6. The Class Nature of Neoliberal Globalization in the Age of Imperialism, Berch Berberoglu7. The migration-development nexus: A Marxist analysis, Raúl Delgado Wise8. The financialization of wealth and the crisis of 2007-2009, John Bellamy Foster & Hannah Holleman9. Food, Water and Fuel: The Crisis of Life Under Capitalism, Michel ChossudovskyPolitical dynamics of US Imperialism10. Not about to lose Chile: Democratic socialism confronts the imperial state, Morris Morley11. The rational destruction of Yugoslavia, Michael Parenti12. The Israeli lobby, Palestine occupation and US-Israeli militarism, Stephen LendmanList of ContributorsJames Petras–Selected PublicationsReferencesIndex

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