TY - BOOK AU - Petras, James TI - The new development politics SN - 0754635392 U1 - 325.32 PY - 2003/// CY - England PB - Ashgate KW - Globalization KW - Imperialism. KW - Social movements -- Latin America N1 - Contents: Imperialism and empire-building in the 21st century; The US offensive in Latin America: Golpes, retreat and radicalization; Dirty money: the foundation of US growth and empire; The centrality of the state; The myth of the third scientific-technological revolution; Neo-mercantilist empire in Latin-America: Bush, ALCA, and Plan Colombia; Peasant-based socio-political movements in Latin America (with Henry Veltmeyer); Brazil's rural landless workers' movement: ten hypotheses on successful leadership (with Henry Veltmeyer); The unemployed workers' movement in Argentina; Non-governmental organizations in a conjuncture of conflict and war psychosis; On revolutionary politics; Bibliography; Index ER -