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Imperialism and Unequal Development
“The societies of the dominated periphery no longer can wait,” said the great Egyptian economist Samir Amin, over half a century ago in the lively and readable book, Imperialism and Unequal Development....
Eurocentrism
Since its first publication twenty years ago, Eurocentrism has become a classic of radical thought. Written by one of the world’s foremost political economists, this original and provocative essay...
The Implosion of Contemporary Capitalism
Renowned political economist Samir Amin, engaged in a unique lifelong effort both to narrate and affect the human condition on a global scale, brings his analysis up to the present—the world of 2013....
Only People Make Their Own History
A collection of Samir Amin’s ten most influential essays of the 21st centuryRadical political economist Samir Amin left behind a cherished oeuvre of Marxist writings. Amin’s intellectual range—from...
Modern Imperialism, Monopoly Finance Capital, and Marx's Law of Value
The complete collection of Samir Amin's work on Marxism value theoryUnlike such obvious forms of oppression as feudalism or slavery, capitalism has been able to survive through its genius for disguising...
The Liberal Virus
Samir Amin's ambitious new book argues that the ongoing American project to dominate the world through military force has its roots in European liberalism, but has developed certain features of liberal...
Three Essays on Marx’s Value Theory
In this slim, insightful volume, noted economist Samir Amin returns to the core of Marxian economic thought: Marx’s theory of value. He begins with the same question that Marx, along with the classical...
The Law of Worldwide Value
In this extensively revised and expanded edition of the 1978 classic, Samir Amin suggests new approaches to Marxian analysis of the crisis of the late capitalist system of generalized, financialized,...
The Long Revolution of the Global South
The final writings of Samir Amin—a mix of personal experiences and theoretical analysis of global challenges and movementsIn this second volume of his memoirs, Amin takes us on a journey to a dizzying...
Russia and the Long Transition from Capitalism to Socialism
Out of early twentieth-century Russia came the world’s first significant effort to build a modern revolutionary society. According to Marxist economist Samir Amin, the great upheaval that once produced...
The Reawakening of the Arab World
According to renowned Marxist economist Samir Amin, the recent Arab Spring uprisings comprise an integral part of a massive "second awakening" of the Global South. From the self-immolation in December...
The World We Wish to See
The World We Wish to See presents a sweeping view of twentieth-century political history and a stirring appeal to take political culture seriously. Samir Amin offers a provocative analysis of resistance...
Spectres of Capitalism
Amin, one of the most influential economists today, examines the changing notion of crisis in capitalism; misconceptions of the free market model; the various distortions of Marx's method; the role...
Dynamics of Global Crisis
Preeminent theoreticians of the world economy set out their understanding of the long-term dynamics of global capitalism.