Economic Crises and Imperial Wars
Topics covered include:
• Space-time • capital accumulation • states-markets • supra-state organization • global financial circuits • privatization • multilateral financial institutions
Required Readings:
Chapter 5, “Consent to Coercion,” pp. 183-212, in: Harvey, David. (2003). The New Imperialism. Oxford, UK: OxfordUniversity Press.
“Afterword,” pp. 213-232, in: Harvey, David. (2003). The New Imperialism. Oxford, UK: OxfordUniversity Press.
Optional Readings in the New Imperialism Course Pack on Reserve:
Andrew J. BACEVICH
The New American Militarism: How Americans are Seduced by War (Oxford University Press, 2005) – Ch. 1, “Wilsonians under Arms,” 9-33
Chalmers JOHNSON
The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic (Henry Holt and Company, 2004) – Ch. 3, “Toward the New Rome,” 67-95
Pratap CHATTERJEE
Halliburton’s Army: How a Well-Connected Texas Oil Company Revolutionized the Way America Makes War (Nation Books, 2009) – Ch. 6, “Supporting the War on Terror,” 69-79
Robert Young PELTON
Licensed to Kill: Hired Guns in the War on Terror (Three Rivers Press, 2006) – Ch. 11, “The Lord and the Prince,” 282-299
Jeremy SCAHILL
Blackwater: The Rise of the World’s Most Powerful Mercenary Army (Nation Books, 2007) – Ch. 3, “Blackwater Begins, ” 89-111
Related Documentaries:
BUSH’S WAR (2008), 270 minutes
See also the video timeline, and the transcripts (one, two).
OBAMA’S WAR (2009), 60 minutes
See also the transcript and PBS’ related readings.
RETHINK AFGHANISTAN (2009)
