The Long Revolution of the Global South: Toward a New Anti-Imperialist International

by Samir Amin

Overview

The final writings of Samir Amin—a mix of personal experiences and theoretical analysis of global challenges and movements

In this second volume of his memoirs, Amin takes us on a journey to a dizzying array of countries, recounting the stages of his ongoing dialogue over several decades with popular movements struggling for a better future. As in his many works over the years, The Long Revolution of the Global South combines Amin’s astute theoretical analyses of the challenges confronting the world’s oppressed peoples with militant action.

In these final writings based on his life, Amin presents us with theoretical interventions, analyses of political conjunctures, and narration of personal experiences. Amin’s reminiscences of travels to places too often overlooked by the world at large are a joy to read. We even catch a glimpse of some of his memorable—and sometimes not so memorable—culinary adventures.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781583677735
Publisher:	Monthly Review Press
Publication date:	04/22/2019
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	408
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

Samir Amin was one of Africa’s leading Marxists and world-systems analysts. He is well known for his work on non-Eurocentric Marxism, imperial rent, the global monopoly phase of capitalism, delinking; his call for a Fifth International of workers and peoples and his anti-imperialism.

Table of Contents

Table of Acronyms 7

Prologue: Successive Waves of the South's Awakening 15

1 The Arab World: Nationalism, Political Islam, and the Predicted Arab Revolutions 51

2 Africa: African Socialisms, Colonial Disasters, and Glimmers of Hope 105

3 Asia: Triumphant Capitalism, Dead Ends, and Emergence in Question 187

4 Latin America: End of the Monroe Doctrine? Popular Advances 259

5 Eastern Europe, the USSR, and Russia: The End of the Tunnel? 305

6 China, Vietnam, and Cuba: Fears and Hopes 331

7 The World Forum for Alternatives and the Social Forums 365

8 The North and the Question of Imperialism 403

Appendices 433

Notes 463

Index 467