Inequality is not an
abstraction or a mere theoretical speculation; it makes itself
tangible in the bodies of the oppressed from the South. Imperialism
is the most appropriate category to understand this global
inequality. It is urgent to give substance, according to our current
times and struggles, to this powerful concept in explicative and
historical terms associated with the struggles of peoples for their
liberation. Imperialism is both a concept and a native category of
emancipation projects from the South. Understanding how imperialism
acts today, through which mechanism it acts, defining the depth of
its crisis and the possibilities of alternative hegemonies, allows us
to re-edit our commitment to the liberation of our people in the
Global South. It helps us realize that, to the greatest extent
possible, we should close the wound that implies the spoliation of
our bodies, our culture, our common goods and our jobs. The essays in
this book argue against neoliberal globalization, against the
'there's no choice' argument. They call into question the role that
imperialist countries give to our Southern economies as the ones that
guarantee cheap food; the new (old) forms of labour exploitation; the
characteristics of competence between large-scale capitals; a new
military strategy of the United States in the context of the crisis
of its hegemonic project; and the nodal points to interpret the
hegemonic succession we are living in as an opportunity and as a risk
at the same time. Contributors: Prabhat Patnaik, Emiliano López,
John Smith, E. Ahmet Tonak, Atilio A. Borón, Gabriel E. Merino