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
