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Rulers and Ruled in the US Empire: Bankers, Zionists and Militants Paperback – July 16, 2007

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This book provides a comprehensive guide to the systemic dimensions of the US empire. Petras elaborates the changes within the US ruling class, as its manufacturing sector declines and gives way to the ascendancy of finance capital, illustrated by its dominance of both the US economy, and the parameters for political debate on the US role in the world economy (globalization, trade liberalization). He elaborates the contradictions in current immigration/trade liberalization policies, and how these work toward forcing the displacement of peoples, and furthering the underdevelopment of third world countries. He outlines how the world capitalist system is laced together in an intricate hierarchy where the US pulls most of the strings, even outside its ostensible area of dominance. The role of corruption in securing world markets is addressed, as are the reasons for the spectacular global growth in new billionaires. The role of the Zionist Lobby in America is examined as it relates to the catastrophic wars in Iraq and Lebanon, and the threat of a further attack on Iran. Petras sheds light on the actual status of contemporary resistance to US hegemony within China, Latin America, and the Middle East.

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English
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July 16, 2007
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6 x 0.6 x 9 inches
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093286354X
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978-0932863546
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James Petras is a Bartle Professor (Emeritus) of Sociology at Binghamton University, New York. He is the author of 63 books published in 29 languages, and over 560 articles in professional journals, including the American Sociological Review, British Journal of Sociology, Social Research, Journal of Contemporary Asia, and Journal of Peasant Studies. He has published over 2000 articles in nonprofessional journals such as the New York Times, the Guardian, the Nation, Christian Science Monitor, Foreign Policy, New Left Review, Partisan Review, Temps Moderne, Le Monde Diplomatique, and his commentary is widely carried on the internet. His publishers have included Random House, John Wiley, Westview, Routledge, Macmillan, Verso, Zed Books and Pluto Books. He is winner of the Life Time Career Award, Marxist Section, of the American Sociology Association, the Robert Kenny Award for Best Book, 2002, and the Best Dissertation, Western Political Science Association in 1968. Some recent titles include Unmasking Globalization: Imperialism of the Twenty-First Century (2001); co-author The Dynamics of Social Change in Latin America (2000), Unmasking Globalisation (2001), System in Crisis (2003), co-author Social Movements and State Power (2003), co-author Empire With Imperialism (2005), co-author) Multinationals on Trial (2006). His most recent title, The Power of Israel in the United States (Clarity Press, Inc. 2006), has been acquired for Japanese, German, Italian, Indonesian and Arabic editions.He received his MA and Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Clarity Press, Inc. (July 16, 2007)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 262 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 093286354X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0932863546
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.8 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.6 x 9 inches

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Did you know a THIRD WTC building fell on 911?

Petras is awesome

Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2020

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great read, I follow James to see what he produces next!

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Lee Foulkes

What the U.S. corporate media will never tell you.

Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2009

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A must-read for anyone who wants to understand world economics, all the truth about what the U.S. media is not allowed to report on.

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Michael Tozer

Disappointing

Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2008

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This title lingered for a long time on my Amazon.com "wish list". Somehow, with all of the reading I was doing, I couldn't find the time for this book. Perhaps I had some doubt as to its importance. If that was the case, the doubt was confirmed, having purchased and read this book. It was a very big disappointment.

Given the title of the book, I had looked forward to an exposition of the role of international banking and Zionism in the American Empire. And there was some of this contained between the covers of this work. But, mostly the book consisted of Marxist rhetoric, which is long on volume and sadly short on cogent reasoning.

The few sections of the book that actually dealt with Zionism and militarism were well done. But this was far less than half of the total contents. Most of the book had to do with a Marxist analysis of class struggle. And this is pretty much useless for those who honor sound reasoning.

In summary, we cannot highly recommend this book of Dr. Petras. Those sections on Zionism and militarism are worthwhile. But the bulk of the book is not. God bless.

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Amazon Customer Ante Lauc

Petras as "rare bird" within scholars

Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2013

Petras does know what is love, what is truth, and what is freedom. Owing to it he is capable to see what is going on on the world level, where financial mafia misuse political parties and media to manipulate through behavior modification. As young scholar at Cornell univ I did call B. Skinner after reading his book "Beyond freedom and dignity" asking him :"Prof Skinner is freedom the best reinforcer"? His answer was: "Yes, in the closed room." Did Skinner and his followers do know what is freedom? Petras is smart and brave person and we urgently need much more such people.

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