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Encyclopedia of Imperialism and Anti-Imperialism
Tue, February 9, 2016 @ 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
$6 – $15
Launch event for Palgrave’s Encyclopedia of Imperialism and Anti-Imperialism
Manny Ness with Eric Draitser and Christos Mais
The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Imperialism and Anti-Imperialism is a brand new, two-volume publication which presents theoretical explanations and historical accounts of imperialism and anti-imperialism from the 16th Century to the present day. An indispensable resource for anyone studying or interested in development of capitalism studies, history, anti-imperialist organizing, politics, sociology, or economics, this work contains over 170 entries written by an international team of experts and scholars in the field of imperialism and anti-imperialism.
Immanuel Ness is a political economist and professor of Political Science at City University of New York. He edits Working USA: The Journal of Labor and Society and is the author of numerous works including Guest Workers and Resistance to U.S. Corporate Despotism and Southern Insurgency: The Making of a Global Working Class. He has worked and organized in the food, maintenance, and publishing industries.
Eric Draitser is an independent geopolitical analyst based in New York City and the founder of StopImperialism.com. He is a regular contributor to RT, Counterpunch, New Eastern Outlook, Press TV, and many other news outlets. Visit StopImperialism.com for all his work.
Christos Mais was born in Cyprus. He has been involved in the antiwar, anti-imperialist and the internationalist solidarity movements since his student years in Greece. He is currently a PhD candidate at the University of Leiden focusing his research on the radical publishing of the long 1960s.