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The theories of contemporary imperialism: a critical interpretation

Marxist theory, through imperialism, has an analytical framework for the interpretation of contemporary capitalism. Currently, various aspects of the Marxist camp (and those who identify themselves as such) use imperialism in their analysis, either through the term neo-imperialism, new-imperialism, late imperialism, Empire, globalization, neoliberalism, or simply imperialism. Thus, the aim of this paper is to analyze the Marxist interpretations of contemporary imperialism and answer the question: is there one contemporary theory of imperialism?

Imperialism; Ultraimperialism; Globalization; Contemporary capitalism; Marxism


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