________________________________ From: Carrol Cox <cbcox at ilstu.edu> To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org Sent: Monday, June 13, 2011 1:42 PM Subject: Re: [lbo-talk] new article
There is no such thing as the "the Marxist Theory of Imperialism." One could speak of the various conceptions of imperialism held by various Marxists, but those theories differ sharply. Havey and Wood disagree on _what_ capitalism is, and hence have sharp differences of opinion on current "imperialism." In fact, many Marxists even doubt that "imperialism" is a currently useful analytic category. Certainly the theory of imperialism implicit in the writins of DRR, for example, are clearly false, since they imply that the alleged "decine" of U.S. power represents a decline of "imperial" power -- which is absurd. Any account assuming "the" Marxist theory exists is therefore an illusory account.
Carrol
On 6/13/2011 12:02 AM, Dissenting Wren wrote:
> I have an article now available for early viewing at Antipode: "Race, Surplus Population, and the Marxist Theory of Imperialism." If you want a PDF, write me offlist and I'll send one.
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