San Juan, E.
Working through the contradictions : from cultural theory to critical
practice. Lewisburg, PA: Bucknell University Press, 2004.
[
BH301.P64 S26 2004]
Excellent theoretical analysis of Cultural Studies, their
anti-imperialist roots, and the need to tie critical analysis to
ongoing concrete anti-imperialist struggles. Good for a deeper
analysis of imperialism, the history of anti-imperialist thought,
and contemporary resistance movements.
Gonzalez, Gilbert G. et al, eds.
Labor Versus Empire: Race, Gender, and Migration.
New York: Routledge, 2004. [
JC359.L26 2004]
Collection of academic essays examining how the imposition of empire
from above is resisted by the struggles for democracy from below,
highlighting the ways that workers contest and shape the world
around them. Authors represent a broad spectrum of academic
disciplines. Excellent source for intelligent analysis cutting
through ideological terms like globalization and explaining
the political and economic realities of the working class and its
struggles against imperialism.
Boron, Atilio A. Empire & Imperialism. New York: Zed Books, 2005. [
JC359.B6713 2005]
de la Campa, Roman, E. Ann Kaplan, Michael Sprinker, eds.
Late Imperial Culture. New York: Verso, 1995. [
PN56 .I465 L38 1995]
Written in 1995, gives a good theoretical background of imperialism, and especially the beginnings of the era of US Global hegemony, referred to here as late imperial culture. Obviously, does not get into the 21st Century.
Krieger, Joel Ed. The Oxford Companion To Politics Of The World 2nd ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 2001. [
JA 61.O95 2001]
While I cannot recommend this book as a reliable resource (it includes an entry on the United Nations written by John Bolton), I do highly recommend the Imperialism entry by Pablo Gonzales Casanova, who it turns out, is one of the preeminent scholars writing in this field. Unlike the stereotypical Western encyclopedic essay, this article is both accessible and highly intelligent, giving the history of imperialism as an intellectually valid concept, taking the concept from its classical origins in the early twentieth century up through the beginnings of the twenty-first. Solid introduction to the topic of imperialism.
“Con la Sexta: Narco News Coverage of the Zapatistas’ ‘Other Campaign’.”
The
Narco News Bulletin. [online] available from
http://www.narconews.com/docs/conlasexta.html
2005
This website has a wealth of information about the Zapatistas’ La
Otra Campaign. An excellent introduction to the overall subject,
giving the reader an insight into the ongoings of one of the most
successful contemporary anti-imperialist movements. In depth first
hand reporting by journalists familiar with the territory.
Baptiste, Rosean.
Interview by Lyn Duff, 19 10 2005. "We Won't Be Peaceful and
Let Them Kill Us Any Longer: Bel Air interview with Rosean
Baptiste."
San Francisco Bay View, 19 Oct 2004.
Provides a view into one of many struggles that does not receive
much international support or attention. Describes the struggle of
a Haitian neighborhood against paramilitary death squads, the
police, and foreign military. Displays an example of how media
shapes how we perceive anti-imperialist struggles or whether they
are even acknowledged to exist.
Propagandhi. Today's Empires, Tomorrow's Ashes. G7 Welcoming Committee Records G7015, 6
Feb 2001. Compact disk.
Punk rock musical album with a heavy anti-imperial theme, packaged
in an interactive multi-media CD-ROM with in-depth commentary on
empire by authors William Blum and Ward Churchill. The liner notes
include lyrics and political analysis.